Anthropic Weighs IPO as Soon as October 2026, Could Raise $60B+ — Bloomberg

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Bloomberg reports Anthropic is in early discussions with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley about an IPO potentially as soon as October 2026, which could raise more than $60 billion. This puts Anthropic in a direct IPO race with OpenAI. No final decisions have been made, but the timeline signals Anthropic believes it can compete on public-market valuation while still scaling Claude infrastructure.