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AI research company behind Claude, with an emphasis on the reliability and safety of AI systems. Coverage follows its models, research, products and business.
Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. Company and product revenue run rates overlap and must not be added together.
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Reuters cites investor-day attendees reporting Q1 revenue of $4.7B, Q2 of $11.6B and Q3 of $16.8B. These are reported quarterly totals, not ARR or audited public-company earnings.
Source: ReutersAnthropic updates the model family with a focus on capable, lower-cost work, following its earlier Claude 4 and 5 generations.
Source: AnthropicEarlier revenue, financing and company milestones.
Anthropic announces $65B in financing at a $965B post-money valuation and says its revenue run rate crossed $47B earlier in May.
Source: AnthropicThe company reports $14B in annualized revenue, with Claude Code above $2.5B. The product figure is included in the company business, not additional company revenue.
Source: AnthropicGIC and Coatue lead the round supporting research, product development and compute infrastructure.
Source: AnthropicAnthropic discloses approximately $1B at the start of 2025 and over $5B by August; Claude Code separately exceeds $500M. These are annualized snapshots.
Source: AnthropicICONIQ leads the financing, co-led by Fidelity and Lightspeed, as Anthropic reports over 300,000 business customers.
Source: AnthropicOpus 4 and Sonnet 4 arrive alongside the broader release of Claude Code, extending the platform into agentic software development.
Source: AnthropicLightspeed leads funding for capacity, international expansion and enterprise products.
Source: AnthropicThe release combines a new model with a workspace for generated content, broadening Claude beyond a chat-only interface.
Source: AnthropicOpus, Sonnet and Haiku establish a tiered model lineup for different capability, speed and cost needs.
Source: AnthropicSpark Capital leads the round to develop safer AI systems and expand the company’s commercial offering.
Source: AnthropicAnthropic launches its assistant through chat and API, moving its research into an initial commercial product.
Source: AnthropicThe round supports research into steerable, interpretable and reliable AI, preceding Claude’s public launch.
Source: AnthropicThe initial institutional financing supports the company’s research into more reliable general-purpose AI systems.
Source: AnthropicThe company is founded with a focus on AI safety and research; Claude’s public commercial history begins in 2023.
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