OpenAI files confidentially for IPO, following rival Anthropic's public filing
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Summary
OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO with the SEC, following its rival Anthropic's similar filing just over a week earlier. The ChatGPT-maker, last valued at $852 billion, did not disclose share numbers or pricing. This signals that 2026 is expected to be a major year for public market debuts, particularly in the AI sector.
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· 5 pulledChatGPT-maker OpenAI has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company announced Monday in a blog post.
The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.
OpenAI, which was last valued at $852 billion post-money, submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed IPO.
The company didn't list the number of shares or set a price.
The filing is the latest signal that 2026 will be a blockbuster year for the public markets.
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