OpenAI Mulls Token Price Cuts as Anthropic Competes
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- OpenAI is weighing sharp cuts to token pricing for its AI services, anticipating similar cuts at Anthropic.
- OpenAI currently offers tiered subscriptions for its GPT‑5.5 models at $8, $20, and $100+ per month.
- Anthropic charges $17 per month for Claude Pro and $100+ for Claude Max.
- OpenAI confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC, shortly after Anthropic filed its own IPO.
- Anthropic closed a Series H funding round on May 28 at a $965 billion valuation, edging out OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation in March.
- ChatGPT became the first app to reach 1 billion monthly users in May, surpassing Google Maps’ previous record.
Why it matters: Developers and businesses using AI services could see lower costs if OpenAI follows through, while Anthropic may be pressured to match cuts, intensifying price competition. Investors may view the moves as a bid to attract users ahead of IPOs, shifting market dynamics.
