{"id":6126,"date":"2026-06-07T17:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:33:34","slug":"openai-readies-superapp-pivot-ahead-of-planned-ipo-ft-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=6126","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI readies \u2018superapp\u2019 pivot ahead of planned IPO, FT reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2218344194-e1780848964398.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>OpenAI is readying a major platform overhaul ahead of its highly anticipated IPO later this year to better compete with rivals such as Anthropic, the Financial Times reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>The San Francisco-based company plans to transform ChatGPT from a standard question-and-answer chatbot into a comprehensive \u201csuperapp,\u201d with changes set to roll out in the coming weeks, the newspaper reported, citing current and former employees who weren\u2019t identified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The strategy is being driven by the conviction that the future of AI belongs to autonomous agents capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks \u2014 such as booking travel or managing calendars \u2014 rather than simply answering queries.<\/p>\n<p>The reorganization will involve a redesign of the company\u2019s website and mobile app interface, adding new coding tools, image generation and applications built by partners, such as Canva and Booking.com,\u00a0the newspaper said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s software-writing product, Codex, saw its active user base increase six fold to more than 5 million weekly since its launch. The company\u2019s 2 million business customers account for roughly 40% of revenue, a figure that could rise to 50% by the end of the year, the FT said.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI has sidelined some consumer-focused initiatives, such as a video-generation product launched less than a year ago, to focus on the reorganization, according to the newspaper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Information reported on June 3 that OpenAI is planning to combine Codex and ChatGPT into a so-called superapp in the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col layout-gap-md\">\n<div class=\"not-prose empty:contents [:has(*[data-empty=true])]:hidden clear-both\">\n<div class=\"typography-level-4 mt-4 font-graphik-compact [&amp;_*_a]:hover:underline\" data-cy=\"subscriptionPlea\"><span class=\"description-parser contents\" data-cy=\"description\">In 2001, Fortune first convened the smartest people we know, bringing together CEOs and founders, builders and investors, thinkers and doers. 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