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Home·Deals·Artificial Intelligence·OpenAI acquires Anthropic
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acquisitionAnnounced · Mar 1, 2026Artificial IntelligenceSource · SpeculativeArticle · Factual
Anthropic
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Anthropic · OpenAI

OpenAI acquires Anthropic

David Najork
David Najork · Founding Software Engineer
Published · Updated · 1 min read
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Target
Anthropic
Anthropic
San Francisco, California
Acquirer
OpenAI
OpenAI
Financial Stake
Status
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OpenAI agreed to acquire Anthropic. Reported deal value: Undisclosed. Status: Announced. Sector: Artificial Intelligence. Target headquarters context: San Francisco, California, United States.

This page summarizes publicly available information about the transaction as of 2026-03-01. Figures and status may change as filings and press coverage update.

Leanne Maxwell OpenAI Makes Deal With Pentagon, Including Safeguards Anthropic Requested Before Ban Just a couple hours after Trump announced the federal government was cutting ties with Anthropic for refusing to grant the Pentagon full access to its tools Friday, Sam Altman announced OpenAI received the contract instead, which includes the safeguards Anthropic was denied

Deal timeline

Announced
Mar 1, 2026 · sfist.com
Additional milestones (proxy, vote, close) appear as filings and press updates are indexed.
Sector context

This transaction is classified in Artificial Intelligence. Figures and status may change as sources update.

Sources: sfist.com · Primary article · FireStrike proprietary index