Anthropic beats Sam Altman's OpenAI to become world's most valuable AI startup

AI giant Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI as the world's most valuable AI startup, reaching a $965 billion valuation after a $65 billion financing round. This surge, driven by its popular AI coding assistant Claude Code and new model Opus 4.8, positions Anthropic for a potential IPO later this year.

Anthropic beats Sam Altman's OpenAI to become world's most valuable AI startup
AI giant Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI as the world's most valuable AI startup, reaching a $965 billion valuation after a $65 billion financing round. This surge, driven by its popular AI coding assistant Claude Code and new model Opus 4.8, positions Anthropic for a potential IPO later this year.