Anthropic Reaches $900 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round, Surpassing OpenAI

Anthropic, a private artificial intelligence company, is reported to be closing a funding round expected to exceed $30 billion that would give the firm a pre-money valuation of more than $900 billion. If completed as reported, the valuation would make Anthropic the world’s most valuable private AI startup and place it ahead of OpenAI in private-market worth.

The figures reflect the intense investor appetite and competition within the AI sector as of May 24, 2026.