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OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data indicates

Businesses are willing to flop back and forth as each lab releases new models, volatility that should give both companies' investors pause about how "sticky" enterprise AI spending really is.

TechCrunch AIPublished Aug 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM

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OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data indicates — AI Orbit intelligence brief • Source context preserved below.

AI ORBIT SUMMARY

What happened

Businesses are willing to flop back and forth as each lab releases new models, volatility that should give both companies' investors pause about how "sticky" enterprise AI spending really is.

80%processing confidence

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This may affect how organizations deploy AI in everyday workflows.

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