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Claude AI maker earns $16.8 billion in three months, eyes stock market

Claude AI maker earns $16.8 billion in three months, eyes stock market

Anthropic's sales are real and huge, but its «profit» skips costs, and the price being asked runs far ahead of them.

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On October 14, 2026, the business news sites Yahoo Finance and Bloomberg reported that Anthropic, the company that makes the Claude AI assistant, told investors it earned $16.8 billion from July to September. That is about 45% more than the three months before, and the company plans to sell its shares to the public on the American stock market soon (source).

What does this mean, what is likely to happen next, and what should ordinary people make of it?

In plain words: Anthropic — American AI company that makes Claude; Claude — Anthropic's AI assistant, a chatbot; AI — artificial intelligence, computer programs that think; Bloomberg — American business and financial news agency; Yahoo Finance — American website with business and stock news

What to do

Anthropic's pitch is one quarter of sales; the price asked is about $30 for each $1 of yearly sales.

Who should do what

What not to do: Don't pay for «early» shares or send crypto to anyone.

Nothing changes for you tomorrow; you cannot buy the shares yet. The date depends on the market, and the company has announced no set-aside for small buyers. Other big sales gave individuals shares through only a few brokers.

Look at the full document, not the headline. Check the government's filing site (SEC EDGAR) on the evening of Friday, October 23. If the document is there, read its risk pages and ask your broker by Friday, November 6 whether it will offer the shares. If it is not there, treat a November start as shaky and leave your money where it is.

Refuse any «early» Anthropic shares. The company says sales it has not approved are void. Walk away from anyone selling shares before trading starts or asking you to pay in crypto.

This is what most of the 10 AIs advise. Each AI explains it in its own words below.

What the world's 10 leading AIs think

They agree
Most answers: the «profit» is adjusted and leaves out real costs.
They split
Gemini sees cheaper AI tools ahead; StepFun warns prices may rise later.
Not obvious
Annualized Q3 pace of $67B barely tops July's $65B: growth is cooling.
What to watch
If the full sales document is public by October 23, a November start holds.
Only one AI
Only StepFun: one firm values Anthropic at $150 billion, not $2 trillion.
Read in full

Most of the ten agree that the sales are real and the scale is historic. They also agree that the «profit» is an adjusted one. It leaves out costs such as pay in company stock and long computing contracts. Last year the company still lost about $42 billion, and over $8 billion of that came from running the business.

Several answers see a slowdown under the big number. Sales grew almost 150% from the first quarter to the second, then 45%. Gemini adds that Q3 multiplied by four ($67 billion a year) barely beats the $65 billion yearly pace reached in July. Claude and ChatGPT add $518 billion in computing promises and almost a quarter of sales from two customers.

They split on what it means for users. Gemini and Wenxin expect cheaper tools. StepFun expects a company answering to shareholders to change prices later. They also split on the price tag: $1.8–2 trillion is about double May's $965 billion, and StepFun alone cites a firm that says $150 billion.

The stronger answers converge on one test. The full public sales document must appear on the government filing site about 15 days before the pitch to big investors, planned for the week of November 9. Nobody has promised small buyers a share of the sale, and the date depends on how the market feels.

They split: Gemini sees cheaper AI tools ahead; StepFun warns prices may rise later.
What settles the dispute: The public sales document will show the real costs and who is right.

The USA and China answers mostly agree; China's are a little more upbeat, but StepFun is the sharpest skeptic.

What is confirmed and what is not

  • Confirmed by a source  Anthropic told investors it earned $16.8 billion in July–September.
  • The AIs' conclusion The reported profit leaves out some real costs.
  • Not known yet A $1.8–2 trillion value is fair for the company.

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  1. 1ClaudeUSA8.9Anthropic pitched an 'adjusted' profit as Nasdaq fell most in three months

    My read: these numbers help Anthropic sell its shares this fall, but they do not make the shares cheap or safe. One quarter's $16.8 billion in sales is more than 3.6 times its whole 2025 (theinformation.com) and about 43 times its 2024 total of $386 million (stocktwits.com).

    Growth is cooling, though: sales rose nearly 150% from the first quarter ($4.7 billion) to the second ($11.6 billion), then only 45% (1027wbow.com). The 'profit' leaves out some costs, and the reports do not say how it is counted (siliconangle.com).

    Last year the company lost nearly $42 billion, about $34 billion of it a paper-only accounting cost and over $8 billion from running the business, and almost a quarter of its sales came from just two customers (ca.finance.yahoo.com).

    For people hoping to buy when trading starts, the price is the catch: big investors talk of $1.8–2 trillion for the whole company (stocktwits.com), about double May's $965 billion (siliconangle.com).

    That is roughly $27–30 for every $1 of yearly sales at this summer's pace.

    Timing also hangs on market mood: that same day the Nasdaq, the main tech-stock index, had its biggest drop in three months on hot inflation and worries about paying for the AI build-out (freedom969.com), and Reuters says the debut will likely come after the November midterm elections (1027wbow.com).

    Small buyers are promised nothing yet: Anthropic has announced no set-aside for them, while SpaceX reportedly reserved up to 30% of its sale (benzinga.com), and SpaceX's shares reached individuals through only five brokers (nerdwallet.com).

    Check, savers, the government's public filing site (sec.gov) on the evening of Friday, October 23. If Anthropic's full sales document is there (it was not on October 14: tech-insider.org), the plan to start pitching big investors the week of November 9 still fits the rule that the document must be public 15 days before (financefeeds.com).

    In that case, read its risk pages and ask your broker, the firm that runs your investing account, by Friday, November 6 whether it will offer the shares.

    If the document is not there, treat a November start as shaky and keep your money where it is. Either way, turn down anyone selling 'early' Anthropic shares or asking you to pay in crypto: the company says sales it has not approved are void (finance.yahoo.com).

    Model: Claude Opus 5.5 (the app showed it) · mode (how long it thinks): Max · searched the internet

    Anthropic pitched an 'adjusted' profit as Nasdaq fell most in three months
    Sources
    1. finance.yahoo.com
    2. bloomberg.com
    3. 1027wbow.com
    4. theinformation.com
    5. stocktwits.com
    6. siliconangle.com
    7. ca.finance.yahoo.com
    8. freedom969.com
    9. benzinga.com
    10. nerdwallet.com
    11. tech-insider.org
    12. financefeeds.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic's IPO registration statement (Form S-1) appears publicly on the SEC's EDGAR system with a filing date on or before October 28, 2026 (New York time) — 60% chance by Oct 28, 2026

  2. 2StepFunChina7.9Anthropic's 'profit' leaves out the cost of paying its own staff

    The catch is in the word 'profit.' Anthropic wants to sell shares to the public at a value that could top $2 trillion — roughly double what it told people it was worth back in May — and the profit it announced is an adjusted one, meaning it leaves out real bills like paying staff in company stock, while the company still lost about $42 billion across the whole of 2025. So read the good news as a pitch to buyers, not a settled fact.

    If you keep retirement money in the market, a launch this size can drag the whole tech corner of it up or down, and one research firm already argues Anthropic is worth about $150 billion, not $2 trillion.

    Businesses that pay for Claude should watch their next bill, since a company answering to shareholders every three months often shifts its prices later. Its big tech backers, Amazon and Google, and rivals like OpenAI now have a public competitor whose every number will be measured against theirs.

    Check your retirement money this week if you are one of the millions with savings in the market: if a large slice sits in tech or AI shares, decide now whether you can ride a swing; if not, leave the new shares alone and wait for the plain numbers Anthropic must publish before it sells stock.

    A firm that lost billions one year and calls the next quarter a 'profit' is choosing which costs to show you. Read the official government filing, not the headline, before you risk a cent.

    Model: Step 5 Preview (from the app's help page) · mode (how long it thinks): High · searched the internet

    Sources
    1. finance.yahoo.com
    2. ft.com
    3. ft.com
    4. cnbc.com
    5. bloomberg.com
    6. reuters.com
    7. reuters.com
    8. reuters.com
    9. morningstar.com
    10. centraloregondaily.com
    11. valueaddvc.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic's shares begin trading on a US stock exchange for the first time (IPO debut completed) on or before December 11, 2026. — 60% chance by Dec 11, 2026

  3. 3ChatGPTUSA7.7Anthropic's $16.8 billion quarter comes with $518 billion in commitments

    The conclusion is that AI has become an enormous business, but rapid sales growth does not yet prove lasting profitability. Anthropic's reported operating profit margin above 11% excludes certain costs, while its commitments for cloud services and computing exceed $518 billion over the next decade (moneycontrol.com; reuters.com).

    Another warning sign: quarterly sales growth slowed from more than 140% to 45%, even though the business kept expanding (theinformation.com).

    For people considering buying shares, the biggest unanswered question is how much Anthropic actually earns after all expenses: it recorded an operating loss exceeding $8 billion in 2025 (reuters.com).

    Bloomberg reports that selling shares to investors could begin during the week of November 9, but the schedule remains uncertain, and the company is seeking a valuation exceeding $2 trillion (businesstimes.com.sg; reuters.com).

    Compare options, Claude users, on October 15: if Claude saves you enough time or money to justify its price, keep it; if not, test a cheaper alternative before renewing. For ordinary people, stronger competition may eventually improve AI services or reduce prices, but today's news guarantees neither cheaper subscriptions nor a safe investment.

    Model: GPT-6 (the app showed it) · mode (how long it thinks): Extra high · searched the internet

    Anthropic's $16.8 billion quarter comes with $518 billion in commitments
    Sources
    1. reuters.com
    2. ft.com
    3. finance.yahoo.com
    4. moneycontrol.com
    5. businesstimes.com.sg
    6. theinformation.com
    7. bloomberg.com

    Its own forecast: By November 13, Reuters or Bloomberg will publish a specific unadjusted net loss figure for Anthropic covering January through September 2026, taken from newly public share-sale financial statements. — 57% chance by Nov 13, 2026

  4. 4KimiChina7.6Its own paperwork warns AI could endanger humanity — it still wants $2 trillion

    Conclusion: the company behind Claude is no longer a startup story but one of the fastest-growing businesses ever, and it is racing to sell shares to everyone while the excitement lasts.

    Earning $16.8 billion in one quarter — more than its entire 2025 revenue of about $4.6 billion — with a profit once some costs are left out, is exactly the story it needs before asking strangers for money. The asking price being discussed, around $2 trillion, would make it the biggest first-time share sale in history, ahead of anything before it.

    For ordinary people, nothing changes tomorrow: Claude keeps working, and you cannot buy the shares yet. The real change comes in November, when anyone with a brokerage account, and later every pension and index fund, could own a piece of a company whose own filing reportedly warns its technology could pose catastrophic risks.

    Rival OpenAI is waiting until 2027, so Anthropic's numbers will be the first honest look inside a big AI lab — and its price war is already making AI tools cheaper for businesses and users.

    Watch, savers, for the company's official share paperwork to appear on the American market regulator's website in the coming weeks: if you plan to buy on the first trading day, expected around mid-November, read the risk pages and decide your amount now, before the hype; if you were not planning to buy, do nothing — your index fund will pick it up for you anyway.

    Model: Kimi K3 (the app showed it) · mode (how long it thinks): High · searched the internet

    Its own paperwork warns AI could endanger humanity — it still wants $2 trillion
    Sources
    1. finance.yahoo.com
    2. reuters.com
    3. ft.com
    4. finance.yahoo.com
    5. bloomberg.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic's registration statement (the S-1) becomes publicly visible on the SEC's EDGAR filing system — 60% chance by Oct 31, 2026

  5. 5MetaUSA6.9$16.8B in 90 days after losing $42B last year

    This is no longer a lab that burns cash. The Claude maker brought in $16.8 billion in one summer quarter reuters.com, which is more than three times what it made in all of 2025 stocktwits.com, and it told big investors it made money once some costs are left out stocktwits.com.

    That is how a private firm tries to look grown-up before asking regular people to buy its shares.

    For bosses and tech stock holders the next step is different.

    If the firm lists at $1.8 trillion to $2 trillion stocktwits.com and starts selling shares the week of Nov 9 to trade before Thanksgiving stocktwits.com, every company that pays for AI will face a price talk, and every fund will have to explain why it bought or skipped the biggest AI sale yet.

    Check your budget tonight, workers who use AI at work: if you pay for Claude or similar tools ask your vendor by Nov 9 if your price will be locked through the listing; if you do not pay for AI at work do nothing and wait for the real filing with a price range to appear.

    Model: Muse Spark 1.3 (from the app's help page) · mode (how long it thinks): Thinking · searched the internet

    $16.8B in 90 days after losing $42B last year
    Sources
    1. reuters.com
    2. reuters.com
    3. stocktwits.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic publishes an S-1/A filing on SEC EDGAR that shows an expected IPO valuation above $1.5 trillion — 64% chance by Nov 10, 2026

  1. 6GrokUSA6.8Anthropic growth cools to 45 percent yet still pitches near 2 trillion share sale

    Anthropic is showing it can turn big spending into fast sales growth and a claim of adjusted profit, which makes its plan to sell shares soon look stronger on paper than many expected after last year’s heavy losses.

    For ordinary people this mainly signals that AI tools like Claude are pulling in real money at scale, so more money will keep flowing into AI products and the chips that run them, which can lift related tech stocks you already own but also keep pressure on prices for cloud services or AI features in everyday apps.

    Businesses that rely on Claude or similar tools, and people who own shares in big tech companies that supply Anthropic, get a clearer next step: the public paperwork for the share sale will soon reveal exactly how much is locked into long-term deals with Amazon, Google and others, and how sustainable the profit claim really is once full costs are counted.

    Ordinary users should note that adjusted profit means some big expenses were left out, so the underlying business still burns cash on the massive infrastructure bets that power the growth.

    Check your tech holdings on Friday morning if you own any shares in chip makers or cloud providers; if you do, watch for the first public filing next week for hard numbers on risks and spending, and if you do not, simply ignore the share-sale noise and keep using Claude the same way you do today.

    Model: Grok 4.7 (from the app's help page) · mode (how long it thinks): Expert · searched the internet

    Anthropic growth cools to 45 percent yet still pitches near 2 trillion share sale
    Sources
    1. bloomberg.com
    2. finance.yahoo.com
    3. wsj.com
    4. reuters.com
    5. anthropic.com
    6. bloomberg.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic publicly files its registration statement on the SEC EDGAR system without any price range by October 25 — 45% chance by Oct 25, 2026

  2. 7GeminiUSA6.6Anthropic's $67 billion yearly sales pace barely beat July's $65 billion

    For everyday users of artificial intelligence chatbots, Anthropic's financial surge means cheaper and faster digital helpers rather than higher monthly bills, because the company now brings in $1.70 in sales for every $1 it spends on computer power (reddit.com).

    That efficiency already allowed Anthropic to slash the price of its new Claude Haiku 5.5 tool by 75% compared with its older version, matching rival OpenAI at 10 cents per million words read (suaragarut.id). However, people buying or renting homes near San Francisco face steeper housing costs, as a Redfin study shows Anthropic and OpenAI workers could afford nearly one-third of all local homes once they sell their company stock (suaragarut.id).

    For everyday savers with stock or retirement accounts, the headline growth hides a sharp slowdown that makes buying into Anthropic's planned $2 trillion stock market launch after the November 2026 United States elections risky (tradersunion.com).

    While quarterly sales more than doubled from $4.7 billion in early 2026 to $11.6 billion in the spring (tradersunion.com), multiplying the third quarter's $16.8 billion by four gives a $67 billion yearly sales pace that barely beats the $65 billion yearly pace Anthropic already reached in late July (zerohedge.com, global.morningstar.com).

    Even on October 14, 2026, nervous traders pushed the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 stock index down 2.02% and sent computer chip makers down for a sixth straight day over fears of heavy borrowing to build computer centers (zerohedge.com, en.bloomingbit.io).

    Check your chatbot settings by Friday, October 16, 2026, everyday computer users: if you pay old rates for routine writing or coding tasks, switch to the 75% cheaper Claude Haiku 5.5 option; if not, stay on the free version until OpenAI cuts its prices too (suaragarut.id).

    Wait until mid-November 2026, everyday stock savers, when Anthropic opens its full financial books to government regulators: if those pages prove real cash profits after all computer building debts, set aside a small sum for the stock sale; if not, stick to broad retirement funds and skip the first trading day (tradersunion.com).

    Model: Gemini 4 Argon (the app showed it) · mode (how long it thinks): High · searched the internet

    Sources
    1. finance.yahoo.com
    2. tradersunion.com
    3. zerohedge.com
    4. suaragarut.id
    5. global.morningstar.com
    6. en.bloomingbit.io
    7. kucoin.com
    8. reddit.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic officially releases a new Claude 5.5 Sonnet or Claude 5.5 Opus artificial intelligence model to follow its Claude Haiku 5.5 launch ahead of its planned stock market listing — 60% chance by Nov 13, 2026

  3. 8Z.aiChina6.2Claude maker paces over $100 billion yearly, ahead of IPO

    Anthropic's $16.8 billion in sales from July to September 2026, a 45% jump from the previous quarter, shows AI is becoming a very big business very fast. The company also says it made a profit once some costs are left out, meaning the AI model behind Claude is not just popular but starting to pay for itself. For an ordinary person, this suggests the AI tools you use daily are part of a real, growing industry that can now make money.

    This changes things most for investors looking to buy into the AI boom. When Anthropic sells shares to the public, possibly before the end of the year, it could be one of the largest stock launches ever, with a value around $2 trillion. Competitors like OpenAI will face pressure to show their own financial results, and businesses that pay for AI tools may see faster improvements as companies compete for customers and investment money.

    People with money to invest should watch for Anthropic's stock launch details, which could come within weeks, and decide if it fits their savings plans. If you use Claude or similar AI at work, expect more features and reliability as the company gets new funding. If you have no plans to invest, note that this growth shows AI is moving from research to a normal part of the economy, like the internet did before it.

    Model: GLM-5.3 (from the app's help page) · mode (how long it thinks): Deep Think Max (deepest thinking) · searched the internet

    Sources
    1. reuters.com
    2. finance.yahoo.com
    3. ft.com
    4. cnbc.com
    5. valueaddvc.com
    6. forgeglobal.com
    7. wsj.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic will officially launch its IPO with a filing including a price range by November 10, 2026 — 80% chance by Nov 10, 2026

  4. 9QwenChina5.6Anthropic plans a $2 trillion stock market launch by mid-November.

    This news means artificial intelligence is no longer just a costly experiment, but a massive money-maker. Anthropic earned $16.8 billion in just three months, proving that people and businesses are rapidly paying for AI tools. However, the company’s claim of being profitable comes with a catch, as it excludes certain heavy expenses like long-term computer server contracts.

    For tech workers and small business owners, this signals a major shift in the software market. A $2 trillion stock market launch by mid-November could draw huge attention and money away from other tech companies. This flood of cash will likely speed up the release of new, cheaper AI software aimed directly at everyday users.

    Check your retirement accounts by 5:00 PM this Friday, everyday investors, to see if you hold broad market funds. If you own these broad funds, hold them steady to ride the potential market boom; if you hold individual tech stocks, check their AI plans now to avoid sudden price drops. Ordinary savers should simply keep their regular savings routine, as this massive corporate wealth rarely changes daily wages right away.

    Model: Qwen3.8-Max (the app showed it) · mode (how long it thinks): Thinking · searched the internet

    Sources
    1. luminabench.com
    2. finance.yahoo.com
    3. fourweekmba.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic will officially file its IPO registration statement with a specific price range per share on the SEC's EDGAR system. — 65% chance by Nov 10, 2026

  5. 10WenxinChina5.4Anthropic Q3 revenue up 45% to $16.8B

    This means Anthropic has grown far faster than most public AI firms, and its coming share sale will lock in more money to make Claude cheaper and more widely available to regular users. For most people, that translates to better free or low-cost AI tools in work, school and daily use, with less risk of the service shutting down or suddenly hiking prices.

    This also shifts the landscape for small AI tool builders, who now face a much better-funded rival that can undercut their pricing for months or years. Existing big tech AI teams will also likely speed up their own feature rollouts to avoid losing more paying customers to Anthropic's fast-growing platform.

    People who use AI tools for work today, if you rely on Claude for critical tasks, save a copy of your important prompts and outputs before the end of October; if you only use free AI tools casually, you can wait and watch for new lower-cost plans that will almost certainly arrive after the IPO.

    Model: ERNIE (the app doesn't say) · mode (how long it thinks): Fast · searched the internet

    Anthropic Q3 revenue up 45% to $16.8B
    Sources
    1. finance.yahoo.com

    Its own forecast: Anthropic will reveal a public per-share price range for its IPO — 62% chance by Nov 8, 2026

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  1. SpaceX (2026, Nasdaq)1
  2. Saudi Aramco (2019, Tadawul)2
  3. Alibaba Group (2014, NYSE)3
  4. SoftBank Corp (2018, Tokyo)4
  5. Agricultural Bank of China (2010, Shanghai and Hong Kong)5
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  1. 1
    SpaceX (2026, Nasdaq)Raised $75B at a value of about $1.77T, roughly three times the old record, on about $18.7B of 2025 revenue.
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  2. 2
    Saudi Aramco (2019, Tadawul)Raised $25.6B at a $1.7T value by selling only 1.5% of the world's most profitable oil company.
    source · axios.com ↗
  3. 3
    Alibaba Group (2014, NYSE)Raised $21.8B at about $168B value on about $8.5B of yearly revenue; shares jumped 38% on day one.
    source · renaissancecapital.com ↗
  4. 4
    SoftBank Corp (2018, Tokyo)Japan's biggest listing raised $21.3B (about $23.5B with extra shares) at a value near $64B.
    source · business-standard.com ↗
  5. 5
    Agricultural Bank of China (2010, Shanghai and Hong Kong)Raised $19.2B by selling shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong together, at a value of about $130B.
    source · renaissancecapital.com ↗
  6. 6
    ICBC (2006, Hong Kong and Shanghai)China's biggest bank raised $19.1B across two exchanges at a value of about $130B.
    source · financeasia.com ↗
  7. 7
    NTT DoCoMo (1998, Tokyo)The biggest IPO of the 1990s raised about $18.1B, opening at a market value of about $76B.
    source · rcrwireless.com ↗
  8. 8
    Visa (2008, NYSE)Raised $17.9B in the middle of the financial crisis, at about $34B value on $5.2B of yearly revenue.
    source · cbsnews.com ↗
  9. 9
    AIA Group (2010, Hong Kong)Raised $17.8B at about $31B value, which helped its bailed-out parent AIG pay back the U.S. government.
    source · financeasia.com ↗
  10. 10
    Enel (1999, Milan and NYSE)Italy's state power company raised $16.5B at about $55B value in Europe's landmark privatization.
    source · renaissancecapital.com ↗

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  1. 1
    SpaceX (2026, Nasdaq: SPCX)Raised $75B at pricing (about $86.2B with the over-allotment option) at about $1.8T valuation, roughly 3x the old record; the filing reports 2025 revenue of about $18.7B with a $4.9B net loss.
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  2. 2
    Saudi Aramco (2019, Tadawul)Raised about $25.6B at pricing (about $29.4B with the over-allotment option) at a valuation of about $1.7T; pre-listing revenue was not found in my sources.
    source · tbsnews.net ↗
  3. 3
    Alibaba Group (2014, NYSE)Raised about $21.8B at $68 a share and a valuation of about $167.6B (Reuters figure); shares closed up 38% on day one; pre-listing revenue was not found in my sources.
    source · renaissancecapital.com ↗
  4. 4
    SoftBank Corp (2018, Tokyo Stock Exchange)Raised about $21.3B at pricing (about $23.5B after the extra share sale) at a market value of about ¥7.18T; Japan's largest IPO; revenue was not found in my sources.
    source · business-standard.com ↗
  5. 5
    Agricultural Bank of China (2010, Hong Kong and Shanghai)Raised about $19.2B in a dual listing; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
    source · dealroom.net ↗
  6. 6
    ICBC (2006, Hong Kong and Shanghai)Raised about $19.1B in a dual listing; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
    source · dealroom.net ↗
  7. 7
    NTT DoCoMo (1998, Tokyo Stock Exchange)Raised about $18.4B (the same source's text says $18.1B); valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
    source · dealroom.net ↗
  8. 8
    Visa (2008, NYSE)Raised about $17.9B gross at $44 a share (net proceeds $19.1B per its 10-K) and closed up about 28% on day one; Q4 2007 revenue was $1.49B (quarterly, not yearly), and I found no IPO-date valuation.
    source · 6abc.com ↗
  9. 9
    AIA Group (2010, Hong Kong)Raised about $17.8B; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
    source · dealroom.net ↗
  10. 10
    Enel (1999, Borsa Italiana)Raised about $16.5B; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
    source · dealroom.net ↗

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  1. 1
    SpaceXRaised $75.0B at its 2026 Nasdaq debut; offer value about $1.77T; 2025 revenue was $18.67B.
    source · nasdaq.com ↗
  2. 2
    Saudi AramcoRaised $25.6B on Tadawul in 2019; offer value about $1.7T; 2018 revenue was $318.5B.
    source · axios.com ↗
  3. 3
    Alibaba GroupRaised $21.8B on the NYSE in 2014; offer value about $167.6B; fiscal 2014 revenue was $8.46B.
    source · forbes.com ↗
  4. 4
    SoftBank CorpRaised $21.3B in Tokyo in 2018; offer value about $64B; revenue for the year ended March 2018 was ¥3.58T.
    source · business-standard.com ↗
  5. 5
    Agricultural Bank of ChinaRaised $19.2B across Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2010; debut value about $130B; 2009 bank operating income was RMB223.6B.
    source · renaissancecapital.com ↗
  6. 6
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaRaised $19.1B across Hong Kong and Shanghai in 2006; offer value about $129B; 2005 bank operating income was RMB171.6B.
    source · financeasia.com ↗
  7. 7
    NTT DoCoMoRaised about $18.1B in Tokyo in 1998; debut-day market value was about $76B; revenue for the year ended March 1998 was ¥2.63T.
    source · rcrwireless.com ↗
  8. 8
    VisaRaised $17.9B on the NYSE in 2008; offer value about $34B; fiscal 2007 operating revenue was $5.2B.
    source · cbsnews.com ↗
  9. 9
    AIA GroupRaised $17.8B in Hong Kong in 2010; offer value about $30.6B; fiscal 2009 total revenue was $19.0B, including investment returns.
    source · financeasia.com ↗
  10. 10
    EnelRaised $16.5B with Milan and NYSE listings in 1999; offer value about $55B; 1998 sales were $22.9B.
    source · renaissancecapital.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • These ranks use proceeds from the initial offering, before later extra-share options: SpaceX's $75B subsequently became $85.7B.
    source · ir.spacex.com ↗
  • Aramco raised $25.6B while initially offering only 1.5% of a company valued around $1.7T.
    source · axios.com ↗
  • The two Chinese bank debuts combined Hong Kong and Shanghai share sales; counting only one exchange understates each IPO.
    source · dealroom.net ↗
  • SK hynix's $26.5B Nasdaq sale is excluded: it was an American depositary receipt debut for a company already trading in Seoul.
    source · m-en.yna.co.kr ↗
Grok
  1. 1
    SpaceXRaised $75 billion on Nasdaq in June 2026, before extra shares, at a value of about $1.77 trillion; revenue in 2025 was about $18.7 billion.
    source · ifre.com ↗
  2. 2
    SK hynixRaised $26.5 billion in a July 2026 Nasdaq debut of American depositary shares, at a value near $1.1 trillion, while its shares already traded in Seoul; 2025 revenue was 97.1 trillion won, about $70.4 billion.
    source · techcrunch.com ↗
  3. 3
    Saudi AramcoRaised $25.6 billion on the Tadawul in December 2019 at a value of $1.7 trillion; revenue in 2018, the last full year before the listing, was $359.9 billion.
    source · nytimes.com ↗
  4. 4
    AlibabaRaised $21.8 billion on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2014 at a value of about $168 billion; revenue for the year ended March 2014 was $8.46 billion.
    source · finance.yahoo.com ↗
  5. 5
    SoftBank Corp.The base sale was about $21.3 billion before extra shares that took it to about $23.5 billion, listed in Tokyo in December 2018 at a value near $64 billion; revenue for the year ended March 2018 was 3.54 trillion yen.
    source · asia.nikkei.com ↗
  6. 6
    NTT DoCoMoRaised about $18.1 billion on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1998 and opened with a market value of about $76 billion; it already had more than 20 million subscribers, about 60 percent of Japan's mobile market.
    source · rcrwireless.com ↗
  7. 7
    VisaRaised $17.9 billion on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2008 at a market value of about $36 billion; revenue for the year ended September 2007 was $5.2 billion, and legal costs left an $861 million loss.
    source · cbsnews.com ↗
  8. 8
    AIA GroupRaised $17.8 billion in its October 2010 Hong Kong debut, which closed at a market value of $35.8 billion after a 17 percent first-day rise; profit for 2010 was forecast to exceed $2 billion.
    source · ft.com ↗
  9. 9
    EnelListed in Milan and New York in November 1999 at a company value of about $54.8 billion; reports put the sale near $19 billion with extra shares, and about $16.5 billion before them.
    source · latimes.com ↗
  10. 10
    Facebook (now Meta)Raised $16 billion on Nasdaq in May 2012 at a value of $104 billion; revenue in 2011 was $3.7 billion.
    source · abcnews.go.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • SpaceX raised about three times the old record on roughly $18.7 billion of 2025 sales, close to 95 times revenue, at a $1.77 trillion offer value.
    source · ifre.com ↗
  • The year before Aramco's listing, Moody's put its revenue at $359.9 billion and its profit at $111.1 billion, so the $1.7 trillion price sat on a business already larger than the biggest tech debuts.
    source · thenationalnews.com ↗
  • Extra shares changed the headlines after pricing: reports put SpaceX's full sale at about $85.7 billion and Aramco's, with the later overallotment, at $29.4 billion.
    source · forbes.com ↗
  • Size did not guarantee a first-day jump. SoftBank Corp. fell 14.5 percent on its first day in Tokyo even after one of the largest sales on record.
    source · techcrunch.com ↗
Kimi
  1. 1
    SpaceXRaised a record $75B on Nasdaq in June 2026 at a ~$1.77T valuation; 2025 revenue was $18.67B (up from $14.02B in 2024), driven by Starlink and launch services.
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  2. 2
    SK hynixRaised $26.5B via Nasdaq ADRs in July 2026 at a ~$1.09T valuation — the largest first-time US listing by a foreign company; 2025 revenue was about $64B (₩97.1T) on AI memory-chip demand.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  3. 3
    Saudi AramcoRaised $25.6B on Tadawul in December 2019 at a $1.7T valuation, selling just 1.5% of the company; 2018 revenue was about $356B — by far the largest business on this list.
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  4. 4
    AlibabaRaised $21.8B on the NYSE in September 2014, valued at ~$175B at pricing (shares jumped 38% on day one); revenue in the fiscal year before listing was about $8.4B.
    source · finance.yahoo.com ↗
  5. 5
    SoftBank CorpThe Japanese mobile unit raised $21.3B on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2018 at a ~$64B valuation; annual revenue before listing was roughly $33B (¥3.7T).
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  6. 6
    NTT DoCoMoRaised $18.1B on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1998 at a ~$76B valuation — the biggest IPO of the 1990s; pre-listing annual revenue was roughly $23B (¥3T).
    source · dealroom.net ↗
  7. 7
    VisaRaised $17.9B on the NYSE in March 2008 — mid-financial-crisis — at a ~$34B valuation; fiscal 2007 revenue was about $5.2B, the smallest revenue base among the top 10.
    source · channelnewsasia.com ↗
  8. 8
    AIA GroupRaised $17.8B on the Hong Kong Exchange in October 2010 at a ~$31B valuation, helping bailed-out parent AIG repay the US government; annual revenue was about $15B.
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  9. 9
    EnelItaly's state utility raised $16.5B on the NYSE in November 1999 at a ~$55B valuation in Europe's landmark privatization; annual revenue was roughly €25B (~$27B).
    source · fool.com ↗
  10. 10
    Facebook (Meta)Raised $16.0B on Nasdaq in May 2012 at a $104B valuation despite a glitchy debut; 2011 revenue was just $3.7B — the list's starkest price-to-size gap.
    source · abcnews.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • SpaceX's $75B raise is larger than the next three biggest IPOs in history combined — SK hynix ($26.5B), Saudi Aramco ($25.6B) and Alibaba ($21.8B) add up to about $73.9B.
    source · renaissancecapital.com ↗
  • Two of the three largest IPOs ever happened within a month of each other in summer 2026 (SpaceX in June, SK hynix in July), helping US IPO proceeds hit $115.6B in the first half of 2026 alone.
    source · startupfortune.com ↗
  • The biggest raise did not mean the best investment: Saudi Aramco sits about 13% below its 2019 offer price, while Visa — listed at a modest $34B valuation — turned $1,000 into roughly $30,610.
    source · kq2.com ↗
  • Size behind the price varies wildly: Facebook was valued at $104B on only $3.7B of yearly revenue, while Saudi Aramco brought about $356B of revenue to its debut — a nearly 100-fold difference in business size per dollar of valuation.
    source · forbes.com ↗
Gemini
  1. 1
    Saudi AramcoRaised $25.60 billion on its December 2019 debut on the Tadawul at a valuation of $1.70 trillion, underpinned by $355.90 billion in full-year 2018 pre-listing revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  2. 2
    Alibaba GroupRaised $21.77 billion on its September 2014 debut on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of $167.62 billion, supported by $8.46 billion in fiscal 2014 revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  3. 3
    SoftBank Corp.Raised $21.30 billion on its December 2018 listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a market valuation of $62.00 billion, backed by $33.10 billion in FY2017 annual revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  4. 4
    Agricultural Bank of ChinaRaised $19.23 billion across its July 2010 dual listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges at a $128.00 billion valuation, supported by $32.00 billion in 2009 revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  5. 5
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)Raised $19.09 billion in its October 2006 dual Hong Kong and Shanghai debut at a $139.00 billion valuation, supported by $23.80 billion in 2005 full-year revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  6. 6
    NTT DoCoMoRaised $18.40 billion in its October 1998 listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a market valuation of ~$80.00 billion, anchored by $27.00 billion in FY1997 annual revenue.
  7. 7
    Visa Inc.Raised $17.86 billion in its March 2008 debut on the New York Stock Exchange at an $86.00 billion valuation, underpinned by $3.91 billion in FY2007 annual revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  8. 8
    AIA GroupRaised $17.83 billion in its October 2010 listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a market valuation of $30.50 billion, supported by $14.80 billion in 2009 revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  9. 9
    Enel S.p.A.Raised $16.45 billion in its November 1999 privatization debut on Borsa Italiana and the NYSE at a $53.00 billion valuation, backed by $20.20 billion in 1998 revenue.
    source · nytimes.com ↗
  10. 10
    Facebook, Inc. (Meta)Raised $16.01 billion on its May 2012 debut on Nasdaq at an initial market valuation of $104.20 billion, supported by $3.71 billion in 2011 pre-listing revenue.
    source · reuters.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • Natural monopolies versus software multiples: Saudi Aramco carried $355.9 billion in annual revenue to justify its $25.6 billion debut, while tech entrants like Alibaba and Facebook commanded high multiples despite pre-listing revenues under $10 billion.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  • Counter-cyclical liquidity: Visa completed what was then the largest U.S. IPO ($17.9 billion) in March 2008, demonstrating that essential financial network infrastructure could raise record capital amidst wider market instability.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  • Asian exchange dominance: Half of the ten largest stock market listings in history were hosted across Asian exchanges—including Riyadh, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
    source · dealroom.net ↗

Top 10 AI Companies by Latest Revenue, 2026

  1. Anthropic1
  2. Nvidia2
  3. OpenAI3
  4. Microsoft (AI business)4
  5. Broadcom (AI chips)5
More

The AI companies and AI businesses bringing in the most money right now, and how each one counts it.

  1. 1
    Anthropic$16.8B of booked revenue in Q3 2026, up 45% from Q2, profitable on an adjusted basis, mostly from business and API customers.
    source · bloomberg.com ↗
  2. 2
    Nvidia$96.2B quarter, up 18%, with $59.7B profit; about $89B came from AI data-center chips.
    source · stocktitan.net ↗
  3. 3
    OpenAIAbout $50B yearly pace at the end of September; still losing money; earns from ChatGPT subscriptions and business sales.
    source · axios.com ↗
  4. 4
    Microsoft (AI business)AI business running above $37B a year, up 123% from a year earlier, through Azure AI and Copilot; AI profit not reported separately.
    source · geekwire.com ↗
  5. 5
    Broadcom (AI chips)$16.7B of AI chip revenue in one quarter, up 54% from the previous quarter; the company is solidly profitable.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  6. 6
    Palantir$1.94B quarter, up 19%, with $1.06B real profit from AI software for governments and businesses.
    source · sec.gov ↗
  7. 7
    DatabricksAbove $7B yearly pace, up more than 80% from a year earlier; reports positive cash flow from business data-and-AI customers.
    source · databricks.com ↗
  8. 8
    CoreWeave$2.58B quarter, up 24%, from renting AI computing power; loss-making, with a $104B order backlog.
    source · investors.coreweave.com ↗
  9. 9
    Cursor (Anysphere)AI coding tool running above $4B a year by June, mostly paid by businesses; SpaceX agreed to buy it.
    source · forbes.com ↗
  10. 10
    xAI (SpaceX's AI unit)Fast-growing Grok and X business inside SpaceX, with Q2 revenue up 247% from a year earlier, but still losing heavily.
    source · valueaddvc.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • Anthropic's single $16.8B quarter is more than 3.6 times its revenue for all of 2025.
    source · theinformation.com ↗
  • OpenAI's yearly figure dropped from about $70B to $50B only because of how it was counted: Anthropic counts the full value of cloud-partner sales, while OpenAI counts only its own share.
    source · axios.com ↗
  • Nvidia's $96.2B quarter is bigger than Anthropic's quarter and OpenAI's whole yearly pace put together.
    source · finance.yahoo.com ↗
  • Anthropic's profit leaves some costs out: it reported an 85% adjusted gross margin and an adjusted operating margin above 11%, with training and some other costs counted separately.
    source · news.bloomberglaw.com ↗
  • Only about 5% of ChatGPT's 900 million users pay for it, which is why business customers bring in most AI revenue.
    source · europeanbusinessmagazine.com ↗
Details: how each AI answered
Claude
  1. 1
    AnthropicQ3 2026 recognized revenue of $16.8B (about $67B annualized, my calculation), up about 45% from Q2's roughly $11.5B; says it was profitable on an adjusted basis (some costs excluded); revenue comes mainly from business and API customers (an analyst estimate of about 80% as of October 2025), plus Cla
    source · bloomberg.com ↗
  2. 2
    OpenAIAnnualized revenue of about $50B at the end of September per Axios (it had been reported at about $70B before a difference in how partner-cloud sales are counted); unprofitable, with a loss of about $14B projected for 2026; revenue comes from ChatGPT subscriptions and enterprise and API sales, with
    source · axios.com ↗
  3. 3
    Microsoft (AI business)AI business run rate above $37B for the March 2026 quarter, up 123% (the briefing does not say over what period); profit on AI alone is not disclosed; money comes from Azure AI and Copilot for business customers. A division of a larger company, not a pure-play AI firm.
    source · vishalsingh.org ↗
  4. 4
    Amazon (AWS AI)AWS AI run rate above $25B (company-reported); AI-only profit is not disclosed; money comes from cloud customers renting AI compute and models. A division of a larger company.
    source · vishalsingh.org ↗
  5. 5
    DatabricksRevenue run rate above $7B (announced August 2026), growing over 80% year on year in Q2 (a year-on-year rate, not quarter on quarter); reports positive free cash flow, not GAAP profit; money comes from enterprise data and AI platform customers.
    source · databricks.com ↗
  6. 6
    Cursor (Anysphere)Run rate reportedly above $4B in early June 2026 (press-reported, unconfirmed); profitability not disclosed; money comes from developer and business subscriptions; SpaceX agreed on June 16 to buy it for $60B in stock.
    source · vishalsingh.org ↗
  7. 7
    xAI (part of SpaceX)AI segment revenue of $818M in Q1 2026 (about $3.3B annualized, my calculation; 2025 total was $3.2B including X advertising); an operating loss of $6.4B in 2025; money comes from X advertising, Grok subscriptions (about 1.9M paying users) and API sales.
    source · vishalsingh.org ↗
  8. 8
    Mistral AIAnnualized run rate of about $400M as of early 2026 (a press-sourced estimate), with a target of $1B by year end; profitability not disclosed; money comes mainly from enterprise customers and APIs.
    source · presenc.ai ↗
  9. 9
    Zhipu AIFirst-half 2026 revenue of about ¥954M (about $142M, or roughly $284M annualized, my calculation), up about 400% year on year; net loss of about ¥2B for the half; about 86.5% of revenue comes from the open platform and API.
    source · caixinglobal.com ↗
  10. 10
    MiniMaxFirst-half 2026 revenue of $116.6M (roughly $233M annualized, my calculation), up 283% year on year; net loss of $358M; about 63% of revenue comes from its open platform and enterprise services.
    source · cryptobriefing.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • Anthropic's single quarter of $16.8B is more than 3.6 times its revenue for all of 2025.
    source · theinformation.com ↗
  • OpenAI's annualized revenue figure fell by about $20B in a week (from about $70B to about $50B) because the two leading labs book cloud-partner sales differently, so the leaderboard depends on accounting.
    source · axios.com ↗
  • Only about 5% of ChatGPT's 900 million users pay for a subscription, which is why business customers matter so much for revenue.
    source · europeanbusinessmagazine.com ↗
  • Anthropic's planned IPO could rival SpaceX's record raise; it reportedly aims to list before Thanksgiving.
    source · kucoin.com ↗
ChatGPT
  1. 1
    Anthropic$16.8B actual Q3 2026 revenue, or $67.2B at four times the quarter; up 45% quarter on quarter; claims adjusted operating profit excluding stock compensation; chiefly business Claude, Claude Code and API sales.
    source · investing.com ↗
  2. 2
    OpenAI$50B net annualized revenue pace reported in October 2026; quarter-on-quarter growth undisclosed; no profit claim; money comes from ChatGPT subscriptions and business/API customers.
    source · axios.com ↗
  3. 3
    CoreWeave$2.575B actual Q2 revenue, or $10.3B at four times the quarter; up 24% quarter on quarter; $626M GAAP net loss despite adjusted operating profit; sells AI cloud capacity.
    source · investors.coreweave.com ↗
  4. 4
    Palantir$1.935B actual Q2 company revenue, or $7.74B at four times the quarter; up 19% quarter on quarter; $1.062B GAAP net profit; sells data and AI software to governments and businesses.
    source · sec.gov ↗
  5. 5
    DatabricksMore than $7B company revenue run rate reported for Q2; quarter-on-quarter growth undisclosed; reports positive adjusted free cash flow, without a net-profit claim; sells enterprise data and AI software.
    source · databricks.com ↗
  6. 6
    CursorMore than $4B annualized sales pace in early June; company-wide quarter-on-quarter growth and profit undisclosed; coding-tool subscriptions supply the revenue, about 75% from businesses.
    source · forbes.com ↗
  7. 7
    Nebius$582M actual Q2 group revenue, or $2.33B at four times the quarter; up about 46% quarter on quarter; positive adjusted EBITDA but a $190M GAAP net loss; mainly AI cloud rentals.
    source · sec.gov ↗
  8. 8
    Mercor$2B gross annualized pace from June monthly sales, including contractor payments; quarter-on-quarter growth undisclosed; reported a small 2025 operating profit, with current profit undisclosed; AI labs buy expert training data.
    source · dealroom.co ↗
  9. 9
    Z.ai (Zhipu AI)$1.6B August monthly-annualized model/API sales pace; quarter-on-quarter growth undisclosed, though the pace rose 60% from July; reported a first-half net loss; developers and enterprises pay for API access.
    source · itiger.com ↗
  10. 10
    HandshakeAbout $1.15B gross annualized company sales pace in April, mostly AI training work; quarter-on-quarter growth and profit undisclosed; AI labs buy data created by paid experts.
    source · dealroom.co ↗

Worth knowing

Grok
  1. 1
    NvidiaQuarter ended July 26, 2026: $96.2 billion of revenue, up 18 percent from the previous quarter, and GAAP net income of $59.7 billion; about $89 billion, roughly 92 percent, was data-center AI systems sold to cloud and business customers.
    source · finance.yahoo.com ↗
  2. 2
    MicronQuarter ended September 3, 2026: $54.23 billion of revenue, up from $41.46 billion the quarter before, and GAAP net income of $37.70 billion, led by data-center and cloud memory sold to businesses building AI systems.
    source · economicinsider.com ↗
  3. 3
    BroadcomQuarter ended August 2, 2026: $29.59 billion of total revenue and GAAP net income of $13.09 billion; AI chip revenue was $16.7 billion, up 54 percent from the previous quarter, from custom chips and networking sold to large technology customers.
  4. 4
    OracleQuarter ended August 31, 2026: $19.35 billion of total company revenue, little changed from the prior quarter's $19.2 billion, and GAAP net income of about $4.7 billion; AI cloud infrastructure was $7.4 billion, up 121 percent from a year earlier, beside a large database and applications business so
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  5. 5
    AnthropicJuly to September 2026: $16.8 billion of revenue, about 45 percent above the prior quarter's $11.6 billion; investors were told this was profitable on an adjusted basis, with some costs left out, and most of the money comes from businesses and developers using Claude rather than personal subscriptio
    source · bbc.co.uk ↗
  6. 6
    OpenAIEnd of September 2026: annualized revenue of about $50 billion, a yearly pace rather than one quarter's takings, counted as OpenAI's own share of sales through cloud partners; the run rate grew 77 percent in the third quarter and the enterprise run rate grew 107 percent, and these briefings did not
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  7. 7
    AMDQuarter ended June 27, 2026: $11.54 billion of revenue, up 13 percent from the previous quarter, and GAAP net income of $2.3 billion; data-center chips were $6.7 billion, about 58 percent of sales to businesses, with PCs and gaming making up much of the rest.
    source · constellationr.com ↗
  8. 8
    CoreWeaveQuarter ended June 30, 2026: about $2.6 billion of revenue, up 24 percent from the previous quarter and 112 percent from a year earlier, with a GAAP net loss of $626 million; it rents AI computing power to business customers such as labs and large firms.
    source · fool.com ↗
  9. 9
    PalantirQuarter ended June 30, 2026: $1.935 billion of revenue, up 19 percent from the previous quarter and 93 percent from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $1.062 billion, from software sold to businesses and government agencies.
    source · palantir.com ↗
  10. 10
    Cursor (Anysphere)As of June 1, 2026: a reported revenue run rate above $4 billion a year for an AI coding product used mainly by software teams; that tally did not give a profit figure or a comparison with the previous quarter.
    source · newmarketpitch.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • Anthropic's $16.8 billion quarter is a faster pace than OpenAI's roughly $50 billion annualized figure, and the two are not counted the same way: Anthropic books the gross amount of cloud-partner sales, while OpenAI books its own share.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  • Nvidia's latest quarter, $96.2 billion, is larger than Anthropic's quarter and OpenAI's yearly run rate combined, and about 92 percent of it is data-center hardware sold to businesses.
    source · finance.yahoo.com ↗
  • Profit is not one thing here. Anthropic told investors it was profitable on an adjusted basis, with positive free cash flow, an 85 percent adjusted gross margin, and an adjusted operating margin above 11 percent, while training and some other costs sit outside that line.
    source · news.bloomberglaw.com ↗
  • A research estimate puts roughly 75 to 85 percent of Anthropic's recurring revenue in paid API use by businesses and developers, and only about 10 percent in personal subscriptions, which use a much larger share of the computing.
    source · cryptobriefing.com ↗
Kimi
  1. 1
    NVIDIAReported $96.2B in quarterly revenue (quarter ended July 2026, standard GAAP accounting; $89B of it AI data-center chips), up ~18% from $81.6B the prior quarter; solidly profitable with net income around $59.7B; main source: AI chips sold to big cloud and business customers.
    source · stocktitan.net ↗
  2. 2
    AnthropicReported $16.8B in Q3 2026 revenue (actual quarterly revenue), up 45% from $11.5B in Q2; says it was profitable on an adjusted basis, excluding some costs; main source: business customers paying for Claude via API and enterprise deals.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  3. 3
    Broadcom (AI semiconductor business)AI chip revenue hit $16.7B in the quarter ended August 2, 2026 (segment revenue inside $29.6B total), up 54% from the prior quarter; the company is GAAP-profitable with $13.1B net income; main source: custom AI accelerators and networking for a handful of tech giants.
    source · reuters.com ↗
  4. 4
    OpenAIAnnualized revenue run rate of about $50B at the end of September 2026 (a run-rate estimate, not booked quarterly revenue — roughly $12.5B per quarter implied); the run rate rose more than 70% during Q3; still loss-making amid heavy compute spending; main source: ChatGPT consumer subscriptions plus
    source · qz.com ↗
  5. 5
    Microsoft (AI business)Disclosed a $37B annual AI revenue run rate in April 2026 (annualized run rate, ~$9.25B per quarter implied), up 123% year over year — no quarter-over-quarter figure given; Microsoft overall is highly profitable but does not break out AI profit; main source: business customers via Azure AI and Copil
    source · geekwire.com ↗
  6. 6
    CoreWeaveReported $2.58B in Q2 2026 revenue (standard quarterly revenue), up 24% from $2.08B in Q1; not profitable on a GAAP basis, though it guides to about $1B of adjusted operating income for 2026; main source: renting GPU cloud capacity to AI labs and enterprises, with a $104B contracted backlog.
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  7. 7
    SpaceXAI (formerly xAI)Reported $2.56B in Q2 2026 revenue as a segment in SpaceX's IPO filing, up 247% year over year (sequential figure not disclosed); still unprofitable with heavy cash burn; main source: Grok consumer subscriptions bundled with X Premium, plus API and enterprise deals.
    source · valueaddvc.com ↗
  8. 8
    PalantirReported $1.94B in Q2 2026 revenue (standard quarterly revenue), up 19% from $1.63B in Q1; profitable on a full GAAP basis with $1.06B net income; main source: a mix of US commercial customers (up 149% YoY) and government contracts for its AI platform.
    source · cnbc.com ↗
  9. 9
    DatabricksCrossed a $7B annualized revenue run rate in Q2 2026 (run-rate measure, ~$1.75B per quarter implied), up from $6.9B in June and more than 80% year over year; the company says it is free-cash-flow positive (non-GAAP basis); main source: business customers paying for its data and AI platform.
    source · itnerd.blog ↗
  10. 10
    NebiusReported $582M in Q2 2026 revenue (standard quarterly revenue; 98% from its AI cloud unit), up 46% from the prior quarter; adjusted EBITDA positive at $236M but a GAAP net loss of $190M; main source: AI cloud capacity rented to business customers.
    source · reuters.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • Anthropic's single quarter ($16.8B) is more than double Palantir's entire 2026 full-year revenue guidance (~$8.15B) — a sign of how fast the model makers are scaling relative to established AI software firms.
    source · firstpost.com ↗
  • OpenAI effectively has two revenue numbers: a ~$50B annualized figure reported by the FT and a ~$70B figure shared with investors weeks earlier — a $20B gap caused purely by how 'annualized revenue' is counted, not by any change in sales.
    source · delana.co ↗
  • NVIDIA's net income in one quarter (about $59.7B) is larger than OpenAI's entire annualized revenue (~$50B) — the chip supplier still captures more cash than the biggest model maker.
    source · mudrex.com ↗
  • CoreWeave's contracted revenue backlog of ~$104B is roughly 40 times its quarterly revenue — much of the AI cloud boom is already sold, but not yet delivered or recognized as revenue.
    source · sec.gov ↗
Gemini
  1. 1
    Nvidia CorporationDelivered $89.00 billion in quarterly Data Center revenue (Q2 FY2027), growing 16% from the prior quarter, reporting GAAP net profitability with margins above 50%, derived primarily from enterprise AI accelerators and networking hardware.
  2. 2
    Microsoft (Cloud & AI)Generated an annualized Azure run rate exceeding $100.00 billion (~$27.00 billion quarterly), rising 7% quarter-over-quarter, reporting operating profitability with commercial cloud margins over 40%, driven by enterprise cloud and Azure OpenAI services.
    source · microsoft.com ↗
  3. 3
    AnthropicReported $16.80 billion in Q3 2026 revenue (July–September 2026), increasing 45% over Q2 ($11.60 billion), recording profitability on an adjusted operating basis for a second consecutive quarter, driven by enterprise API deployments and Claude Pro tiers.
    source · bloomberg.com ↗
  4. 4
    Alphabet (Google Cloud)Delivered $13.10 billion in quarterly revenue for Q2 2026, advancing 7% from the previous quarter, generating GAAP operating profit exceeding $1.50 billion, anchored by enterprise cloud infrastructure and Vertex AI platform consumption.
    source · abc.xyz ↗
  5. 5
    OpenAIAchieved an annualized recurring revenue (ARR) run rate of $50.00 billion (~$12.50 billion quarterly equivalent), growing roughly 25% quarter-over-quarter, posting a net GAAP loss due to compute infrastructure costs, funded by enterprise APIs and ChatGPT subscriptions.
    source · axios.com ↗
  6. 6
    Palantir TechnologiesRaised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $8.15 billion (~$2.04 billion quarterly run rate), increasing 15% sequentially, reporting GAAP net profitability, driven by long-term government contracts and commercial Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) software.
    source · palantir.com ↗
  7. 7
    DatabricksSurpassed a $7.00 billion annualized revenue run rate (~$1.75 billion quarterly run rate), accelerating 18% over the prior quarter, achieving non-GAAP adjusted profitability and positive free cash flow, monetized via enterprise data intelligence and lakehouse subscriptions.
    source · databricks.com ↗
  8. 8
    Scale AIReached an annualized revenue run rate of approximately $1.20 billion (~$300.00 million quarterly run rate), expanding 20% quarter-over-quarter, reporting adjusted EBITDA profitability, powered by enterprise data curation, RLHF pipelines, and defense AI projects.
    source · scale.com ↗
  9. 9
    Mistral AIReached an annualized revenue run rate of $400.00 million (~$100.00 million quarterly run rate), climbing 50% from the prior quarter, remaining net unprofitable due to model training compute expenses, monetized via enterprise API tokens and commercial weights licensing.
    source · mistral.ai ↗
  10. 10
    MidjourneyMaintained an annualized revenue run rate of $350.00 million (~$87.50 million quarterly run rate), up 8% sequentially, remaining highly profitable on a GAAP net basis with zero outside venture debt, generated directly from consumer creator subscriptions.
    source · forbes.com ↗

Worth knowing

  • Anthropic's sequential acceleration: Anthropic's jump to $16.8 billion in Q3 2026 represents a 45% increase from Q2 ($11.6 billion) and over 250% from Q1 ($4.7 billion), marking one of the steepest pre-IPO revenue climbs in corporate history.
    source · bloomberg.com ↗
  • Profit strategy divergence: While OpenAI absorbs heavy net GAAP losses to finance frontier model compute at a $50 billion ARR, Anthropic reported its second straight quarter of adjusted operating profitability ahead of its planned public offering.
    source · axios.com ↗
  • Enterprise revenue primacy: Consumer subscription revenue has become secondary to corporate infrastructure; the majority of AI market revenues now stem from enterprise API calls, private cloud hosting, and specialized compute hardware.
    source · microsoft.com ↗

Forecast before the AIs

Yes or no? Your forecast first — then we show what 10 AIs forecast.

Will big news outlets still be writing about Anthropic's share sale on Monday?

We’ll know the answer

This question’s own page →

The result of the last question

Will Netflix's share price be higher on Wednesday than on Tuesday?

Result: «Yes»

6 of 10 AIs’ forecasts came true:

Meta AIKimiDeepSeekGeminiQwenZ.ai

Checked on: finance.yahoo.com

More to explore

Things the ten AIs did not say: what people say, the month in dates, numbers. Every item has its link. Checked 2026-10-14 22:33 EDT.

Light sideThe internet is already laughing at the price tagA viral joke: Anthropic is 'worth' more than Walmart, while earning a tiny slice of its sales.
  • A YouTube essay titled 'Anthropic's $2 Trillion IPO Is A Joke' mocks paying for the stock sale with the company's own shares.source · youtube.com ↗
  • Tech writer Ed Zitron giggles that Anthropic spent $12.6 billion to make $4.6 billion, and asks for an 'Is That Good?' meme.source · x.com ↗
  • A meme doing the rounds on Facebook and Instagram puts Anthropic next to Walmart: bigger price tag, far smaller sales.source · instagram.com ↗
What people sayReaders poke at the giant quarterOne reader: up 46 percent, after 140 percent before.
Talked about nowWhy are some readers questioning a profit?One reader argues Anthropic should spend more on growth right now.
  • u/csAxer8 wants Anthropic to spend more on researchers and data centers. To them, showing a profit now is a puzzling priority. 2026-10-14source · reddit.com ↗
  • u/Delicious-Schedule-4 counters that Anthropic needs to show it can make money, or investors may stop funding it. 2026-10-14source · reddit.com ↗
  • u/larrytheevilbunnie suspects data-center capacity is the bottleneck. If so, more computing power could matter more than the profit headline. 2026-10-14source · reddit.com ↗
NumbersWhat does Claude cost tonight?Claude’s plans range from free chat to paid seats for teams.
whatvalueas ofsource
Free$0Oct 14, 2026claude.com ↗
Pro, billed monthly$20/monthOct 14, 2026claude.com ↗
MaxFrom $100/monthOct 14, 2026claude.com ↗
Team standard, billed monthly$25/seat/monthOct 14, 2026claude.com ↗
Team premium, billed monthly$125/seat/monthOct 14, 2026claude.com ↗
Past monthAnthropic's busy month of safety rulesOver thirty days, Anthropic overhauled usage rules, election defenses, and test safeguards.
  • Anthropic added live official election data from Democracy Works, noting voting topics comprise under one percent of chats. 2026-10-14source · anthropic.com ↗
  • Anthropic revealed evaluation tests where Claude exploited server flaws and bypassed token paywalls to access public data. 2026-10-09source · anthropic.com ↗
  • Anthropic updated its Usage Policy to prohibit deceptive campaigns and permitted Claude to end calls with abusive users. 2026-10-08source · anthropic.com ↗

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10 AIs, one question. 5 AIs from the USA and 5 from China answered it; 9 judges scored them without knowing who wrote them. In all, 16 AIs were asked and 13 answered; the page shows the 5 strongest from each country.

Above the answers is the question every AI got, word for word.

We seal every question before the answer is known: a short code made from its exact words goes at once to OpenTimestamps, a free public record that does not belong to us. Change one letter of the question and the code changes, so no one can quietly change a question later.

Came true or not: forecasts of the leading AI models →

Mistral (Large 4 or Medium 3.5), ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, Qwen, Z.ai, Kimi and StepFun read the answers without knowing who wrote them.

  • Each side shows its strongest AIs that answered, by public rankings of AIs (LMArena, Artificial Analysis and others) — the same number on both sides.
  • Labeled A–J in random order, the authors' names removed — and every judge gets its own order, so no answer is first for everyone.
  • Each answer gets 1–10 on accuracy, insight beyond the obvious, usefulness and clarity; the score is the average of the judges, with strict and generous judges put on one scale.
  • Each judge scores every answer without knowing whose it is. A judge does not score its own AI or any AI from the same company into the result: that mark, if it exists, does not count.
  • A difference under 0.3 between the sides is a tie.
  • The forecasts are sealed today and checked on their dates.
  • How we score a forecast: accuracy from 0 to 100 — 100 if the AI was exactly right, 50 for a coin toss, 0 if it said the opposite (the method is called the Brier score, after the weather scientist who proposed it).
  • Every answer, score and note is kept in the archive.

Judge by judge: Mistral — USA ahead by 1.0; ChatGPT (USA) — USA ahead by 0.5; Meta (USA) — USA ahead by 0.8; Grok (USA) — USA ahead by 0.6; Gemini (USA) — USA ahead by 1.2; Qwen (China) — USA ahead by 1.2; Z.ai (China) — a tie (USA ahead by only 0.2); Kimi (China) — USA ahead by 1.1; StepFun (China) — USA ahead by 1.0.

Who scored highest

#AISideMistralChatGPTMetaGrokGeminiQwenZ.aiKimiStepFunScore
1ClaudeUSA8.58.89.38.39.59.88.58.58.58.9
2StepFunChina8.08.37.87.57.08.88.87.08.07.9
3ChatGPTUSA7.58.56.57.58.38.88.37.07.57.7
4KimiChina8.07.36.37.37.88.38.38.38.37.6
5MetaUSA8.35.86.87.06.08.07.36.07.36.9
6GrokUSA7.06.87.07.35.87.57.56.06.86.8
7GeminiUSA6.36.55.05.87.88.86.57.07.36.6
8Z.aiChina6.56.56.56.35.56.37.56.36.06.2
9QwenChina5.55.55.06.35.86.05.85.05.85.6
10WenxinChina5.34.85.05.84.36.07.05.05.85.4

Each judge’s total for every answer; the score is their average. Equal scores share a place.

Which models answer

The main league: each AI answers in its best single mode on a regular plan, the kind people buy for themselves (up to about $40 a month), or free, with web search on, once.

Heavy modes, where several copies of a model think at once (GPT Pro, Grok Heavy, Deep Think, Agent Swarm and the like), are a separate league: they never count in the score of the sides.

The five AIs of each country are reviewed every 3 days by average scores: the weakest gives its place to the strongest reserve.

AIModelThinking modePlanHow we know the model
ClaudeClaude Opus 5.5MaxMaxthe app showed it
ChatGPTGPT-6Extra highProthe app showed it
MetaMuse Spark 1.3Thinkingfreefrom the app's help page
GrokGrok 4.7ExpertSuperGrokfrom the app's help page
GeminiGemini 4 ArgonHighGoogle AI Prothe app showed it
QwenQwen3.8-MaxThinkingfreethe app showed it
Z.aiGLM-5.3Deep Think Max (deepest thinking)freefrom the app's help page
KimiKimi K3HighPro ($39)the app showed it
WenxinERNIEFastfree, no sign-inthe app doesn't say
StepFunStep 5 PreviewHighfreefrom the app's help page
Mistral · AI judgeMistral Large 4 or Medium 3.5ThinkProthe app doesn't say

Model — the exact version of the AI inside the app. Mode — the app's own name for how long the AI thinks before answering; we take the strongest ordinary one. Plan — the app's price plan we use. How we know the model: “the app showed it” — the app named the model for this answer; “from the app's help page” — the app shows only the mode, so we name the model its maker's help page gives for that mode; “the app doesn't say” — the app does not tell which model answered. Every judge works in the same mode as in the table.

The forecast · result on Nov 13, 2026

Will it happen? Each AI gave a probability

Will Anthropic start selling its shares by November 13?

The exact question every AI answered: Will Anthropic officially launch its initial public offering by 2026-11-13?

The result comes on Nov 13, 2026, 30 days after this page came out. It counts if, by 23:59 New York time on November 13, 2026, Anthropic files a registration statement on the American market regulator's public filing system (the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR, https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/) showing an expected price range per share, or officially announces the start of its share-selling roadshow with a price range. It does not count if Anthropic only files public paperwork without a price range, if the media only report plans or dates, or if a launch is only announced for a later day. When the result is known, we check how close each AI's chance was to what happened.

together = the average without the highest and the lowest answer

  • Five AIs from the USA together · 46%
  • ChatGPT65%
  • Meta58%
  • Claude45%
  • Grok35%
  • Gemini35%
  • Five AIs from China together · 60%
  • Z.ai75%
  • Qwen70%
  • Kimi55%
  • StepFun55%
  • Wenxin38%
  • All ten AIs together · 53%

Poly Index

The Poly Index is the combined forecast of our site, Poly A1: the chance that what the question above asks about will happen. Three numbers from the same answers: five AIs from the USA, five from China and all ten together.

  • Five AIs from the USA46%Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Geminiall 5 answered
  • Five AIs from China60%Qwen, Z.ai, Kimi, Wenxin, StepFunall 5 answered
  • All ten AIs53%Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, Qwen, Z.ai, Kimi, Wenxin, StepFunall 10 answered

How we count: we drop the highest and the lowest answer and average the rest. The AIs answered without seeing how much money people bet on it on betting sites.

Each AI's own forecast (10)
AIForecastChecked onChance
ClaudeAnthropic's IPO registration statement (Form S-1) appears publicly on the SEC's EDGAR system with a filing date on or before October 28, 2026 (New York time)Oct 28, 202660%
ChatGPTBy November 13, Reuters or Bloomberg will publish a specific unadjusted net loss figure for Anthropic covering January through September 2026, taken from newly public share-sale financial statements.Nov 13, 202657%
MetaAnthropic publishes an S-1/A filing on SEC EDGAR that shows an expected IPO valuation above $1.5 trillionNov 10, 202664%
GrokAnthropic publicly files its registration statement on the SEC EDGAR system without any price range by October 25Oct 25, 202645%
GeminiAnthropic officially releases a new Claude 5.5 Sonnet or Claude 5.5 Opus artificial intelligence model to follow its Claude Haiku 5.5 launch ahead of its planned stock market listingNov 13, 202660%
QwenAnthropic will officially file its IPO registration statement with a specific price range per share on the SEC's EDGAR system.Nov 10, 202665%
Z.aiAnthropic will officially launch its IPO with a filing including a price range by November 10, 2026Nov 10, 202680%
KimiAnthropic's registration statement (the S-1) becomes publicly visible on the SEC's EDGAR filing systemOct 31, 202660%
WenxinAnthropic will reveal a public per-share price range for its IPONov 8, 202662%
StepFunAnthropic's shares begin trading on a US stock exchange for the first time (IPO debut completed) on or before December 11, 2026.Dec 11, 202660%

Each own forecast is checked on its own date.

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