Anthropic reports 85% gross margin on running its AI models in IPO filing
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Anthropic's IPO filing reports an 85% gross profit margin on running its existing AI models, according to Semafor.
The margin excludes the cost of training new models, and Anthropic still loses a lot of money overall, Semafor reports. Semafor compares the figure with Meta's ad business at roughly 81–82%, Google Search ads at 75–80%, and the iPhone at mid-40s.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 28, 2:02 PM ET
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- Semafor · TechnologyNewsAnthropic's key number is its 85% gross margin
AIAnthropic's IPO filing reported an 85% gross profit margin on running its existing AI models, a figure that counters skeptics who doubted pay-as-you-go pricing could be profitable. The article says the margin excludes training costs and that Anthropic still loses a lot of money overall. It compares the margin with Meta's ad business at roughly 81-82%, Google Search ads at 75–80%, and the iPhone at mid-40s.
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