TechFlow News, June 16: Enrico Chinello, analyst at Julius Baer, stated that the momentum behind U.S. AI adoption indicates Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI, prompting OpenAI to consider lowering its pricing to counter this trend, boost usage, and reclaim market share.
The key distinction lies in their customer bases. Approximately 85% of Anthropic’s revenue comes from enterprise clients, whereas OpenAI derives most of its turnover from ChatGPT consumer subscriptions—most of which are free-tier users. Anthropic’s strength among enterprise customers provides it with a clearer path to profitability, while OpenAI’s profitability remains uncertain. Recent trends suggest a broad-based increase in token pricing across the industry, indicating that AI labs may still retain some pricing power without significantly compromising profitability. (Jinshi)
