Anthropic’s valuation may exceed $90 billion, surpassing OpenAI for the first time

According to The Wall Street Journal, Anthropic—an AI startup that long trailed its competitors—is rapidly rising to become a leader in the artificial intelligence field. With its deep focus on enterprise users and programming use cases, Anthropic’s growth has continued to accelerate this year; the latest data shows its momentum is still intensifying, while OpenAI’s growth appears to be plateauing. In terms of fundraising, Anthropic’s latest round of financing values the company at over $90 billion—potentially surpassing OpenAI. Founded jointly in 2021 by siblings Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei, who previously worked at OpenAI, Anthropic has evolved from a former industry follower into the strongest competitor.