AI Giants Weigh IPO: OpenAI vs. Anthropic

Prediction markets favor Anthropic IPOing before OpenAI, highlighting intense investor interest in the AI sector's public market future.

Daniel Singer

Editor, StartupHub.ai

Jul 16 at 12:02 AMUpdated Aug 22, 20263 min read

ai giants weigh ipo vs vs comparison — Prediction markets on Kalshi are betting on which AI giant will IPO first.

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AI Giants IPO RaceDriver

OpenAI vs. Anthropic vying for public market debut

Prediction MarketsContext

Kalshi platform allows betting on future company milestones

From the article 9+ mentionsThe race to the public markets between AI powerhouses OpenAI and Anthropic is drawing significant attention, with prediction markets giving Anthropic the edge.

Anthropic FavoredOutcome

From the article 4 mentionsTraders on Kalshi believe Anthropic is more likely to achieve an IPO before OpenAI, a sentiment reflected in the market's 85.0% odds for Anthropic to go public first.

OpenAI Lower OddsOutcome

From the article 2 mentionsConversely, the market betting on OpenAI going public first sits at $146.0K volume with only 19.0% odds.

High Trading VolumeEffect

$166.2K volume for Anthropic IPO first market

From the articleThe AI & Tech category on Kalshi is seeing substantial trading volume, indicating a keen interest in predicting the next major milestones for leading companies in the field.

Investor InterestCore

significant focus on AI sector's public market future

From the article 2 mentionsThis speculative activity underscores the intense investor focus on the future of artificial intelligence.

AI Sector GrowthEffect

underscores intense investor focus on artificial intelligence

The race to the public markets between AI powerhouses OpenAI and Anthropic is drawing significant attention, with prediction markets giving Anthropic the edge. Traders on Kalshi believe Anthropic is more likely to achieve an IPO before OpenAI, a sentiment reflected in the market's 85.0% odds for Anthropic to go public first.

This speculative activity underscores the intense investor focus on the future of artificial intelligence. The AI & Tech category on Kalshi is seeing substantial trading volume, indicating a keen interest in predicting the next major milestones for leading companies in the field.

AI & Tech Bets

The market for "Will Open AI or Anthropic IPO first?" has already seen $166.2K in volume, with the "Yes" option (implying Anthropic IPOs first) commanding 85.0% odds. Conversely, the market betting on OpenAI going public first sits at $146.0K volume with only 19.0% odds.

This financial forecasting platform, Kalshi, All Markets, allows users to bet on the outcomes of future events. The current total combined volume across all tracked markets stands at $3.2 million.

The AI and Tech section is particularly active.

Markets are also forecasting major space exploration events, including the likelihood of Blue Origin landing on the moon before SpaceX, with 64.0% odds favoring Blue Origin. SpaceX's own ambitions are also under scrutiny, with markets betting on whether the company will land anything successfully on Mars before 2030 (28.0% odds).

The possibility of humanoid robots reaching Mars before humans is also being priced in, with a near 50/50 split in the market.

Elsewhere, the future leadership of NATO is a subject of speculation, with Kaja Kallas leading the odds among potential successors. Betting on the next Secretary General of NATO is a lively market.

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Daniel Singer

Editor, StartupHub.ai

Daniel Singer is the editor of StartupHub.ai, a technology expert and thought leader on AI and its applications across sectors, from fintech and healthcare to developer tooling and consumer software. He writes and tests the tools covered here thoroughly and regularly, and built StartupHub.ai to give founders, operators and buyers a clearer read on what they are actually being sold.