[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-anthropic-965bn-valuation-overtakes-openai-en":3,"article-related-anthropic-965bn-valuation-overtakes-openai-en":30,"series-industry-3201f332-b2f4-43cd-8c9b-0d0f53cdb7e9":81},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"content":7,"summary":8,"source":9,"source_url":10,"author":11,"image_url":12,"cover_image":12,"category":13,"language":14,"translated_content":11,"related_article_id":15,"keywords":16,"key_takeaways":22,"views":26,"created_at":27,"published_at":28,"topic_cluster_id":29},"3201f332-b2f4-43cd-8c9b-0d0f53cdb7e9","anthropic-965bn-valuation-overtakes-openai-en","Anthropic hits $965bn, overtakes OpenAI","\u003Cp data-speakable=\"summary\">\u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fanthropic\">Anthropic\u003C\u002Fa> raised $65bn and reached a $965bn valuation, passing \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fopenai\">OpenAI\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Anthropic’s latest funding round puts a very large number on a very simple story: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fenterprise-ai\">enterprise AI\u003C\u002Fa> is still absorbing huge amounts of capital. The company behind \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.anthropic.com\u002Fclaude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claude\u003C\u002Fa> said it raised $65bn on Thursday, giving it a post-money valuation of $965bn and making it the world’s most valuable AI startup.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That is a sharp jump from the company’s earlier position as a quieter rival in a market often dominated by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopenai.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI\u003C\u002Fa> headlines. It also says something about where investors think the money is: less in consumer chatbots alone, more in software that plugs into businesses, codebases, and internal workflows.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ctable>\u003Cthead>\u003Ctr>\u003Cth>Metric\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>Anthropic\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>OpenAI\u003C\u002Fth>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Fthead>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Latest funding\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$65bn\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$122bn raised in March\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Valuation\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$965bn post-money\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>$852bn\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Rank\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>World’s most valuable AI startup\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Second by valuation in this comparison\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Ch2>Why this round matters\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The headline number is eye-watering, but the real signal is how quickly Anthropic has moved from challenger to heavyweight. The company says the round was led by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.altimeter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Altimeter Capital\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdragoneer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragoneer\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgreenoaks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenoaks\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sequoiacap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sequoia Capital\u003C\u002Fa>, a mix that tells you this was not a speculative side bet. These firms are backing the idea that Anthropic can keep converting model quality into enterprise revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1780221775135-n7pe.png\" alt=\"Anthropic hits $965bn, overtakes OpenAI\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>Anthropic has leaned hard into that pitch. Instead of chasing every consumer use case, it has put more weight on coding tools, business adoption, and products that sit closer to paid workflows. That strategy appears to be paying off, especially after the release of more powerful coding assistants late last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Krishna Rao, Anthropic’s chief financial officer, wrote in a blog post that “Claude is increasingly indispensable to our growing global community of customers, and we work tirelessly to make tools like \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnews\u002Fwhy-grok-build-is-not-ready-to-replace-claude-code-en\">Claude Code\u003C\u002Fa> and Cowork more helpful, more powerful, and more adaptable to their needs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>“Claude is increasingly indispensable to our growing global community of customers,” Krishna Rao, Anthropic’s chief financial officer, wrote in a blog post.\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Ch2>The enterprise bet is the real story\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Anthropic’s rise is tied to a very specific kind of demand: companies want AI that helps employees write code, summarize documents, and automate repetitive work without turning every interaction into a consumer app launch. That is why \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnews\u002Fai-agents-hit-chaos-mode-claude-code-openclaw-en\">Claude Code\u003C\u002Fa> matters so much. It is not a flashy consumer product; it is a direct line into developer budgets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The company has also built part of its identity around safety and restraint. That has helped it differentiate itself from rivals that talk more aggressively about speed and scale. In practice, that positioning has brought Anthropic into political and regulatory debates that most startups would rather avoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Anthropic raised $65bn in the latest round.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>The company’s post-money valuation is $965bn.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>OpenAI raised $122bn in March and was valued at $852bn.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Anthropic is now valued above OpenAI in this comparison.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Safety, politics, and the cost of scale\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Anthropic’s public image is shaped by more than product demos and revenue multiples. Earlier this month, one of its co-founders attended Pope Leo’s release of a more than 43,000-word encyclical warning about AI risks and calling for tighter control of the technology. That kind of visibility matters because Anthropic is trying to sell trust as much as capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"my-6\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1780221775240-59w0.png\" alt=\"Anthropic hits $965bn, overtakes OpenAI\" class=\"rounded-xl w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cp>The company has also been in conflict with the Pentagon after refusing to remove safeguards that would allow Claude to be used for mass domestic surveillance or lethal autonomous weapons systems. That dispute shows how Anthropic’s safety stance can create friction with governments that want fewer restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There is another layer here too: the company’s decisions are now big enough to affect markets and policy debates. The Guardian reported that the White House softened its feud with Anthropic after the company delayed the release of its latest Mythos model over \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fcybersecurity\">cybersecurity\u003C\u002Fa> concerns. JD Vance also reportedly urged AI company leaders to cooperate more closely with the government after that episode.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Anthropic’s Mythos delay was tied to cybersecurity concerns.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>The company is spending millions on lobbying and Super PACs for the US midterms.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>It is pushing for tighter AI oversight, unlike OpenAI and some other tech leaders.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>The firm’s choices now matter for both regulation and procurement.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>What this means for the AI market\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The valuation gap between Anthropic and OpenAI matters because it changes the way investors and founders read the market. OpenAI still has the broader consumer mindshare, but Anthropic now has the bigger price tag, and that tells a story about enterprise trust, coding demand, and how much investors are willing to pay for a company that looks more cautious than flashy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It also raises a practical question for the rest of the sector: if a company can reach a near-trillion-dollar valuation by focusing on business users and \u003Ca href=\"\u002Ftag\u002Fdeveloper-tools\">developer tools\u003C\u002Fa>, how many other AI firms will copy that playbook instead of chasing mass-market chat products?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For more on the business side of AI pricing and model competition, see our related coverage of \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnews\u002Fopenai-valuation-march-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI’s March funding round\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnews\u002Fclaude-code-enterprise-adoption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claude Code’s enterprise adoption\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Anthropic’s valuation is a reminder that the AI market is still rewarding scale, but it is also rewarding companies that can make a credible case for safety, control, and enterprise usefulness. The next test is simple: can Anthropic turn a $965bn paper value into durable revenue without losing the trust that helped it get here?\u003C\u002Fp>","Anthropic raised $65bn and hit a $965bn valuation, overtaking OpenAI as enterprise demand and coding tools drive its rise.","www.theguardian.com","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2026\u002Fmay\u002F28\u002Fanthropic-ai-valuation",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fxxdpdyhzhpamafnrdkyq.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fcovers\u002Finline-1780221775135-n7pe.png","industry","en","88c838d8-7813-4fc8-a80a-37edc782af6d",[17,18,19,20,21],"Anthropic","Claude","OpenAI","AI valuation","enterprise AI",[23,24,25],"Anthropic raised $65bn and hit a $965bn valuation.","The company passed OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup.","Enterprise tools and coding products are driving investor 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