Market2026-09-29

Anthropic introduced enterprise metered billing in March 2026. It doubled revenue in one quarter. OpenAI cut the price of its cheapest model by 80% three months later. Both moves segment pricing by buyer type. OpenAI’s run rate is now near $70 billion. Anthropic and OpenAI may each reach $100 billion in revenue by year-end. Amazon and Google together accounted for nearly a quarter of Anthropic’s revenue last year. Neither is locked into a long-term contract. The market remains fluid with buyers still undecided.

What changed

Uniform pricing across all customer tiers.

What it unlocks

Segmented pricing models tailored to different buyer groups.

  • 80% price cut on cheapest tier
  • enterprise metered billing doubled revenue in a quarter
  • OpenAI approaching $70B run rate
  • Anthropic & OpenAI nearing $100B revenue by year-end

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