Anthropic projects Claude will lead 80-90% of frontier model training by 2027
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Anthropic's Michael Sellitto says Claude led 26% of next-generation model building as of August 2026, and the company projects that share could reach 80-90% sometime in 2027.
Sellitto made the statements at an IMF panel and referred to a Anthropic blog post on the subject. He also said Claude wrote about 50% of Anthropic's code by August 2026 and expects 80-90% by the end of 2026.
The 2027 figure is the first projection Anthropic has given for Claude's share of frontier model training, according to a report of the panel remarks.
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_XAnthropic's Michael Sellitto says Claude led 26% of next-generation model training by AugustAIAt an IMF panel, Anthropic's Michael Sellitto said Claude wrote about 50% of the company's code by August of last year and 80–90% by year-end. He said Claude led 26% of next-generation model building in August, and that the company projects 80–90% by next year.

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