Aug 20 2026

Anthropic tells investors it expects to match or beat SpaceX's record $86.2 billion IPO, preparing to file publicly as soon as end of August.

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Original reporting

Q2 revenue reached $11.5 billion, and backers now expect $100-120 billion annualized by year end. Details including size remain subject to change.

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Anthropic holds the Sonnet 5 price increase · 70%, resolves November 30th 2026
Anthropic IPOs before OpenAI · 75%, resolves August 6th 2027
Anthropic keeps Model 2 unreleased through February 2027 · 70%, resolves March 1st 2027
A second flagship API adopts time-of-day pricing · 55%, resolves February 17th 2027
Anthropic runs no production traffic on Fractile silicon in 2027 · 70%, resolves December 31st 2027
Broadcom's Anthropic chip financing closes at $60 billion or more · 65%, resolves June 30th 2027

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