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OpenAI Seeks $30B Commitments Before Anthropic’s Mid-November Debut

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC · How we work

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OpenAI is seeking about $30 billion in commitments before Anthropic’s mid-November debut.
SoftBank Group, Abu Dhabi-based MGX and other investors are in talks to join the round.
The financing could value OpenAI at over $1.4 trillion, sources say.
OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra lifted annualized revenue to $50 billion, targeting $70 billion by year-end.
OpenAI accuses Anthropic of inflating revenue by counting gross contract values through cloud partners.

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OpenAI is seeking about $30 billion in commitments before Anthropic’s mid-November debut.
SoftBank Group, Abu Dhabi-based MGX and other investors are in talks to join the round.
The financing could value OpenAI at over $1.4 trillion, sources say.
OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra lifted annualized revenue to $50 billion, targeting $70 billion by year-end.
OpenAI accuses Anthropic of inflating revenue by counting gross contract values through cloud partners.