OpenAI mulls slashing prices ahead of competition from Anthropic: WSJ
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to reporters after meeting with U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026.
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OpenAI is considering sharp price cuts on its AI offerings to lure consumers away from rival Anthropic Wall Street Journal reported Sources on the subject were cited in the United States on Wednesday evening.
“The company is making significant cuts to the fees it charges for tokens, the unit of measurement that AI firms use to bill for their products,” he said, adding that “similar cuts are expected the company is expecting at Anthropic,” according to sources.
ChatGPT producer, who did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment at this time charges consumers with tiered subscriptions of $8, $20, and $100 and up each month for access to flagship GPT-5.5 models.
on the contrary anthropic expenses It costs users $17 per month with an annual Claude Pro subscription and $100 per month and up with a Claude Max subscription.
The report on possible price cuts comes at a time when competition between the two companies is increasing.
On Monday, OpenAI confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on the heels of Anthropic’s IPO filing.
Antropik closed Series H financing round It fell slightly behind OpenAI, with a valuation of $965 billion on May 28. valuable It was 852 billion dollars in March.
It became the first application to reach ChatGPT 1 billion monthly app users In May — nearly three years after its launch in November 2022 — it surpassed the previous record set by Google Maps, according to estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower; It took about five years after launch to reach the same milestone, according to estimates from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower.
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