OpenAI and Anthropic confuse investors with inconsistent revenue calculations; OpenAI projects $70B annualized by year-end, Anthropic hit $65B in July

OpenAI and Anthropic confuse investors with inconsistent revenue calculations; OpenAI projects $70B annualized by year-end, Anthropic hit $65B in July—but metrics aren't comparable.

'Black Box' Revenue From Anthropic and OpenAI Stumps Traders

Takeaways by Bloomberg AIWhen measuring the race between artificial intelligence leaders OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, investors have run into a problem: The two private companies calculate a closely watched revenue figure differently.OpenAI is expecting to reach or exceed $70 billion in annualized revenue by the end of the year, Bloomberg News has reported, an increasingly common metric that extrapolates from shorter-term results. Anthropic, meanwhile, hit $65 billion in annualized revenue in July...