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OpenAI’s IPO Race Intensifies Amid Industry ChallengesOpenAI confidentially filed for IPO in 2026, joining SpaceX and Anthropic in a hot tech market debut year.
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- OpenAI submitted a confidential IPO registration shortly after competitor Anthropic, escalating their public offering race.
- Despite huge data center costs, OpenAI projects no profitability for several more years.
- Anthropic reports near profitability and stronger financial outlook despite a high cash burn rate.
- OpenAI faces internal governance issues and lawsuits that may affect investor confidence.
We have not decided on timing yet; it may be a while because there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company. But it’s a complicated set of tradeoffs and this gives us the option to go public sooner if that ends up being best.— OpenAI wrote in a blog post about filing confidentially for an IPO.
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