**[Revenue Soars Fivefold to Surpass OpenAI, Anthropic Hits $45 Billion Annualized and Becomes Profitable First]** According to monitoring by Beating, the latest financial data shows that Anthropic's annualized revenue has skyrocketed to nearly $45 billion. Not only did it achieve a fivefold surge in the first five months of 2026, but it also surpassed OpenAI by approximately 35%. In contrast, OpenAI's annualized revenue growth has significantly slowed, remaining in the range of $30 billion to $33 billion. At the end of last year, Anthropic's annualized revenue was only $9 billion, less than half of OpenAI's. This reversal has not only shocked the industry but also added significant uncertainty to the upcoming IPO showdown between the two companies. Even more dramatic is the profitability comparison between the two companies. Thanks to strong demand from enterprise clients for high-ticket services, Anthropic is expected to achieve $559 million in operating profit in the second quarter, with an operating margin of 5%, marking its first turn to profitability. In contrast, OpenAI is mired in severe financial losses. Burdened by tens of billions in server rental costs and the expense of supporting hundreds of millions of free users, OpenAI's operating margin in the first quarter was a negative 122%, equating to a net loss of at least $7 billion for the quarter, with an annual cash burn budget of up to $25 billion. The differences in business structure also highlight the strategic cards each company holds. Anthropic focuses on selling code-writing and white-collar automation tools to enterprises, even allowing the inclusion of cloud service providers' distribution revenue in its accounts. In comparison, OpenAI not only has to permanently allocate 20% of its revenue to Microsoft but is also forced to scale back high-energy-consuming projects like the Sora video model to cut costs. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has reportedly expressed concerns to CEO Sam Altman about the rushed push for an IPO. However, faced with Anthropic's stronger financial foundation and first-mover profitability, heading to the stock market to raise funds may have become OpenAI's only viable option. [Original Link]