tech
February 11, 2026
Anthropic executive takes a thinly-veiled swipe at OpenAI over spending and ads
"We've made less flashy headlines than some, and we've been focused on growing revenue and winning business," Anthropic's chief commercial officer told CNBC.
TL;DR
- Anthropic's Chief Commercial Officer, Paul Smith, criticized OpenAI's spending habits and plans to test ads on ChatGPT.
- Smith stated Anthropic is focused on growing revenue and winning business, not "flashy headlines" or optimizing for ad revenue.
- Anthropic recently partnered with Man Group to use its AI products and build new tools.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Anthropic's Super Bowl ads "deceptive" and "dishonest."
- While OpenAI has a large consumer focus, Anthropic targets businesses.
- OpenAI has committed over $1 trillion to future infrastructure, while Anthropic has committed $50 billion to U.S. data centers.
- Smith downplayed market fears about AI productivity tools impacting existing software vendors, calling it "hyperbole."
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