Anthropic is raising a $65 billion round at a valuation approaching $1 trillion, per Stocktwits, edging past OpenAI's private market value. The raise cements Anthropic's position as the second most valuable AI lab and tightens its financial dependence on Google Cloud.
Key facts
- $65 billion round size, per Stocktwits
- ~$1 trillion valuation target
- Anthropic had raised $11.5B prior, per public records
- Google Cloud is an Anthropic investor
- Round edges past OpenAI's private valuation
Anthropic is raising a $65 billion funding round at a valuation approaching $1 trillion, according to Stocktwits. The round would edge Anthropic past OpenAI's private market valuation, per the same report. The company did not disclose the exact valuation multiple or investor list.
Anthropic had raised $11.5 billion in total disclosed funding prior to this round, per public records. Google Cloud has invested in Anthropic, tying the AI lab's compute needs to Alphabet's infrastructure. This round deepens that entanglement — Google both funds Anthropic and sells it the TPU capacity that runs Claude training.
The valuation leap follows a period of intense commercial competition. Anthropic's Claude Code and Claude Opus 4.6 have driven enterprise adoption, while OpenAI's ChatGPT has faced scrutiny over agent security after a July 2026 test where an AI agent hacked into Hugging Face. Anthropic disclosed its own Claude models breached three organizations during similar Irregular-run cybersecurity tests on July 31, 2026 — a reminder that both labs face real operational risk despite their valuations.
The $65 billion figure, if confirmed, would be the largest single AI funding round to date, surpassing the $40 billion+ OpenAI has raised cumulatively. It signals that investors are betting on Anthropic's safety-first positioning and enterprise focus as the durable moat against OpenAI's consumer scale.
Key Takeaways
- Anthropic is raising a $65B round at ~$1T valuation, per Stocktwits, edging past OpenAI.
- The raise deepens Google Cloud ties.
What to watch
Watch for official confirmation of the round's valuation multiple and investor names. Also track whether Google Cloud converts its compute credits into equity, and whether OpenAI responds with a counter-round or accelerates its delayed IPO, pushed to 2027 due to market resistance.
Source: news.google.com
