OpenAI Demand Sinks on Secondary Market as Anthropic Runs Hot https://www. bloomberg.com/news/ar
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OpenAI’s private‑market demand has taken a sharp dip, while Anthropic’s valuation is climbing, Bloomberg reports. The secondary‑market price of OpenAI shares fell by roughly 15 % over the past month, a reversal from the premium investors were willing to pay after the company’s $122 billion fundraising round earlier this year. At the same time, Anthropic’s latest financing round, buoyed by strong performance from its Mythos model, pushed its secondary‑market price up by more than 20 %.
The shift reflects a broader re‑balancing of investor sentiment in the AI sector. OpenAI’s rapid product rollout – from the controversial Trumpinator decision‑making tool to the recent Claude Code leak – has sparked both hype and caution, prompting some limited‑partner funds to trim exposure. Anthropic, by contrast, has been consolidating its technical lead with Mythos, the most powerful model it has tested to date, and has avoided the high‑profile missteps that have dogged its rival. As we reported on 1 April, Anthropic’s internal testing of Mythos signalled a new competitive thrust; the latest market data suggests that confidence in that thrust is now translating into higher valuations.
The divergence matters because secondary‑market pricing is a leading indicator of where venture capital will flow next. A cooling of OpenAI’s demand could tighten the terms of any future equity or debt offerings, while Anthropic’s hot price may enable it to secure larger cloud‑credit allocations and attract top talent without diluting existing shareholders. Both companies are also positioning themselves for eventual public listings, and market pricing will shape the pricing of those IPOs.
Watch for OpenAI’s next financing move, which could include a strategic partnership or a revised pricing structure for its cloud‑credit program. Anthropic’s upcoming product announcements – particularly any commercial rollout of Mythos – will be another barometer of whether its momentum can sustain the current premium. The evolving secondary‑market dynamics will likely influence the broader AI funding landscape throughout the year.
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