OpenAI is reportedly weighing steep price cuts to rein in Anthropic PBC's lead in the corporate market.
The reported move follows CEO Sam Altman's concession that costs have become a "huge issue" for customers, Bloomberg reported.
The column argued those pressures are forcing companies to ration AI use and rethink procurement, turning per-seat or per-query economics into a strategic battleground.
A direct price fight between OpenAI and Anthropic would be painful for buyers and suppliers alike, the columnist warned, because it amplifies margin pressure across high-cost inference workloads.
None of this, the piece concluded, bodes well for the two firms' forthcoming initial public offerings.
