OpenAI has detailed how it transformed Habitat, its internal storage system, from a Python library into a globally distributed storage platform. The system now supports more than 1 billion ChatGPT users and processes 22 million requests per second, according to the company.
The announcement, published as part one of a series on scaling storage, describes the evolution as a response to the rapid growth of ChatGPT. What began as a Python library has been re-architected into a platform capable of operating across global regions to meet demand.
OpenAI did not disclose specific technical details, timelines, or performance benchmarks beyond the user and request figures. The company framed the post as an explanation of how it approached the infrastructure challenge of serving a massive, globally distributed user base.