Anthropic Valuation of $965 Billion Passes OpenAI

Anthropic raised $65 billion in fresh funding at a $965 billion valuation including the new investment, briefly surpassing OpenAI's value for the first time. The round underscores continued investor appetite for leading AI platforms and marks a major private-market revaluation in the sector. The headline is likely supportive for AI sentiment, though the direct market impact is mostly concentrated in private markets rather than public equities.

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Anthropic raised $65 billion in fresh funding at a $965 billion valuation including the new investment, briefly surpassing OpenAI's value for the first time. The round underscores continued investor appetite for leading AI platforms and marks a major private-market revaluation in the sector. The headline is likely supportive for AI sentiment, though the direct market impact is mostly concentrated in private markets rather than public equities.