OpenAI Plans to Offer AI Agents for Up to $20,000 Monthly

OpenAI is reportedly planning to introduce specialized AI agents, with one product potentially costing up to $20,000 per month. This high-end agent is designed to assist in PhD-level research, reflecting OpenAI’s growing operational costs, as the company faced losses of around $5 billion last year.

Meanwhile, Scale AI is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor for possible labor law violations, including misclassification of workers. Additionally, a federal judge denied Elon Musk’s request to block OpenAI’s transition into a for-profit entity, though a fast-tracked trial may still occur regarding the legality of the company’s shift.

In other tech news, Google introduced a ‘Screenshare’ feature for its AI chatbot at Mobile World Congress 2025, and Deutsche Telekom announced a low-cost AI-driven smartphone, set for release in 2026. Volkswagen unveiled the ID EVERY1, an affordable EV developed with Rivian’s software and architecture. Meanwhile, researchers at UCSD benchmarked AI models using a Super Mario Bros. emulator, with Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 outperforming OpenAI’s GPT-4o.

Colossal Biosciences made headlines for genetically engineering mice with mammoth-like fur, part of their long-term goal to resurrect the woolly mammoth by 2028.