Rumored Round of Funding Could Make OpenAI More Valuable Than Anthropic Again. Perhaps Briefly

Perhaps Briefly." The article reports that insiders are claiming OpenAI may soon receive a funding round, and that the round would value the company at $1.2 trillion. The claim is attributed to the Financial Times. The article does not name investors, terms or a closing date.

According to the article, the round could give OpenAI a higher valuation than its rival Anthropic once again. The word "again" in the headline indicates that Anthropic has held the higher valuation at some earlier point; the article does not state when that was or at what figure. The article also states that the round could come around the same time as Anthropic's IPO, without giving a date for that offering or naming an exchange. It does not say which of the two events would come first.

The article's language is conditional throughout — "rumored", "may", "could" — and the headline adds "Perhaps Briefly" to the valuation comparison, indicating that any lead over Anthropic might not be lasting. Neither OpenAI nor Anthropic is quoted in the excerpt in connection with the funding round or the IPO. The excerpt does not describe how the two companies' current valuations compare, or what either would use the money for.