# OpenAI's CFO Proposes a "Cost Per Successful Task" Scorecard for AI Spending

Sarah Friar's four-part framework centers on return on compute, with OpenAI projecting $10 billion in annual revenue per gigawatt of capacity.

- Published: 2026-07-18T06:03:03.819Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-07-18/openai-s-cfo-proposes-a-cost-per-successful-task-scorecard-f
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/a-scorecard-for-the-ai-age), [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/07/17/openai-ai-costs-roi-metrics), [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/07/17/openai-cfo-4-questions-reveal-your-ai-spend-paying-off/)

Sarah Friar, chief financial officer of OpenAI, published a scorecard intended to help companies judge whether their AI spending is worthwhile. The framework rests on four questions: whether AI is completing work that matters, what each suc…

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