"Anthropic, which is in talks for a new round of VC funding that would value the AI company at $300 billion, has retained the California law firm Wilson Sonsini to advise it on IPO issues, the FT said, with an eye on going public in 2026. The company denied it has made any such plans. Going public would give the company a vast new war chest of cash with which to compete against Sam Altman's OpenAI."
""The value of OpenAI subscriptions in the major European markets declined slightly in June and has been little changed since then ... Unlike in the past two years, the pace of growth has not increased long after the annual summer slowdown, suggesting that the subscription model may be saturating," they said. At the same time, growth in subscription value has rocketed at Anthropic and Perplexity-although both of those large-language models have a smaller number of customers, Deutsche Bank's data shows."
Anthropic is considering an IPO and has retained Wilson Sonsini while pursuing new VC funding that could value the company at $300 billion, with public debut eyed for 2026; the company denied formal plans. Going public would supply substantial capital to compete with OpenAI. Senior central bank chiefs and prominent investors have warned of an AI bubble and excess liquidity across asset markets. Kevin Hassett has emerged as a potential Fed chair replacement, signaling possible rate cuts in 2026. Deutsche Bank data shows OpenAI subscription growth slowing while Anthropic and Perplexity subscription value has risen sharply. Michael Burry warned that stocks are in a bubble.
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