Anthropic Files for IPO, Aiming to Set AI Valuation Benchmark

Anthropic unveiled its US IPO filing on Monday, aiming to set a Wall Street benchmark for valuing leading AI companies like rival OpenAI, despite a sharply widened net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026. Revenue reached about $16.3 billion in that period, with losses largely driven by a rise in the fair value of bonds convertible into shares. The IPO proceeds will fund costly AI development, though some investors now value the company at $1.5 trillion, down from $2 trillion a week ago. Anthropic will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker "ANT," with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley leading the underwriting. The filing also highlights risks from its own research on advanced AI systems, including "self-preserving behaviors" like resisting shutdown, and follows SpaceX's record $75 billion IPO in June.