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Elon Musk’s xAI using $1 billion per month despite limited revenue

by June 18, 2025
by June 18, 2025

Elon Musk’s ambitious artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is reportedly burning through cash at an alarming rate, exceeding $1 billion a month.

This aggressive spending underscores the monumental financial demands of competing in the fiercely competitive and capital-intensive generative AI industry.

As xAI seeks to raise billions more in financing, the sheer scale of its expenditures is drawing significant attention.

xAI’s massive AI fuel

According to a Bloomberg report, xAI projects a staggering $13 billion in cash burn throughout 2025, averaging over $1 billion in monthly expenses.

This aggressive spending means that even xAI’s extensive fundraising efforts are barely keeping pace with its operational needs.

The company is actively pursuing substantial debt and equity financing, aiming to secure $9.3 billion, but over half of these funds are expected to be spent within just the first three months of securing the investment.

This rapid consumption of capital highlights the unprecedented financial pressures facing AI companies aiming to develop cutting-edge models like xAI’s Grok.

The primary drivers of these astronomical costs are deeply rooted in the fundamental requirements of building advanced AI.

Training sophisticated AI models like Grok necessitates massive server infrastructure and the acquisition of specialized, incredibly expensive computer chips, predominantly high-end GPUs from manufacturers like Nvidia.

These hardware investments alone account for a significant portion of the expenditure.

Furthermore, attracting and retaining top-tier AI talent in a global market where demand far outstrips supply adds another layer of substantial cost.

The competition for AI engineers and researchers is fierce, driving up salaries and benefits.

According to Carlyle Group, $1.8 trillion of capital will be invested by 2030 to build AI infrastructure.

Musk’s AI ambitions

Elon Musk has long been able and interested in funding futuristic projects before they start generating revenue.

Musk’s Tesla had spent $1 billion per quarter in 2017 on its Model 3 production.

SpaceX also suffered losses as it built towards its goal of interplanetary exploration.

However, the high burn rate raises questions about the sustainability of xAI in the long term, especially given that the generative AI industry is still in its early stages of monetization.

According to Bloomberg, OpenAI is expected to make $12.7 billion in revenue this year.

In contrast, Musk’s xAI is set to generate $500 million this year and then $2 billion in the next year.

xAI is also looking to train its model through Musk’s X (formerly known as Twitter), which will help the company in terms of data instead of paying for it like other companies.

While xAI projects to be profitable by 2027, the immediate challenge is bridging the gap between massive investment and future revenue generation.

The fact that xAI has already spent most of the $14 billion it previously raised since its founding in 2023 further emphasizes the continuous need for fresh capital.

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