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Multiple post‑hoc reports indicate that OpenAI’s actual revenue for calendar year 2023 was well above $1 billion, around $1.6 billion:

• A January 4, 2024 Financial Express summary of Finbold data states that OpenAI "surpassed the one billion dollar mark for the first time and reached $1.6 billion in revenue" in the full year 2023, describing this as a year‑over‑year increase of about 700% from roughly $200 million in 2022. (financialexpress.com)
• Coverage in outlets like The Hans India and Open Source For You similarly report that OpenAI "crossed the $1 billion mark" and reached about $1.6 billion in revenue in 2023, attributing the growth primarily to ChatGPT. (thehansindia.com)
• The Daily Star, summarizing reporting from The Information, notes that OpenAI "surpassed $1.6 billion in annual revenue as of the end of 2023," up from about $1.3 billion as of mid‑October 2023. (d11.thedailystar.net)
• TechTimes likewise reports that OpenAI’s earnings for 2023 reached about $1.6 billion, again citing The Information’s sources. (techtimes.com)

Jason’s claim in September 2023 was that OpenAI was "on track to generate $1 billion in revenue in 2023." The realized figure (~$1.6B) clearly exceeds that threshold and is in the same order of magnitude; the core prediction—that 2023 revenue would be around or above $1B—was therefore borne out by subsequent data. On that basis, the prediction is best classified as right.