OpenAI valued at $1.25 trillion, as rival Anthropic nears its IPO
The Verge – AI reports: OpenAI is now valued at $1.25 trillion in a new round of funding that has raised another $11 billion, according to Bloomberg. That would make it one of the world's most valuable companies, not long after raising $122 billion from investors in March at a valuation of $852 billion. Echoing FT and Wall Street Journal […]
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- Source: The Verge – AI
- Published: November 6, 2026
- Topics: OpenAI, Anthropic
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