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title: "Run rate: what it means · The AI Compute Race · DRYBURGH"
source: https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/run-rate
description: "Run rate: Recent revenue extrapolated to a year. Chapter 11."
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# Run rate

What does “Run rate” mean?

Run rateRecent revenue extrapolated to a year. *Chapter 11.*

From *The AI Compute Race*. [Read the book](https://dryburgh.com/vol1#buy)

## Where the book uses it

- [Chapter 11 — What the Machine Has to Earn](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/notes/chapter-11)The revenue the buildout needs against the revenue it has, on whose clock the gap must close, and the two ceilings on what AI can earn.

## Where the record uses it

- Scorecard indicator [OpenAI + Anthropic annualized revenue](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/scorecard#row-28)

## Related terms

- [Adoption clock](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/adoption-clock)
- [Gross margin](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/gross-margin)
- [Subsidy clock](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary/subsidy-clock)

From the glossary of The AI Compute Race.

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- [Glossary](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/glossary)
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- [Notes](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/notes)
- [Where the book was wrong](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/corrections)
- [Where its sources were wrong](https://dryburgh.com/corrections?book=vol1)
- [The Paper](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/paper)
- [Consent](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/consent)
- [Who builds and pays](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/parties)

*The AI Compute Race: Five Races, One Machine* is a book by Lee S. Dryburgh, the first volume of THE COMPUTE ECONOMY, published by Dryburgh, an imprint of Contestra OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia; its record closes on 8 November 2026.

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