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Economic impacts research at OpenAI

Call for expressions of interest to study the economic impacts of large language models.

Simon Willison
Aug 23

Anthropic’s best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive

Anthropic’s top AI model is struggling to attract users even as cheaper alternatives thrive. The company’s July revenue is projected at $65 bn, up from $47 bn in May, and it expects Q3 profitability while boasting 6,000 high‑spending customers. In contrast, OpenAI’s revenue has risen 35 % this quarter, spurred by GPT‑5.6, and a Ramp AI index shows Anthropic’s newer models (e.g., Fable) are less popular than older ones like Opus 4.8.