Anthropic reported third-quarter revenue of $16.8 billion, a nearly 50% increase from the prior quarter, and achieved positive cash flow while competitors like Alphabet turned free cash flow negative due to infrastructure spending. The company attributes its high gross margins to an API business that uses significantly less computing power than its peers, though growth rates are slowing compared to earlier quarters. This data point provides specific financial evidence on the profitability and capital efficiency of frontier AI vendors relative to hyperscalers. Financial institutions should assess whether this isolated profitability can scale or if it masks underlying training cost pressures as the company prepares for an IPO.
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