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UK businesses now spend 2x more on Anthropic than OpenAI

14 August 2026 · in 80 words

UK businesses now spend 2x more on Anthropic than OpenAI

Anthropic collected 54% of the cash British firms spent on artificial intelligence between May and July, leaving OpenAI with just 27%. These figures come from Capital on Tap, a London credit card supplier handling tens of billions in corporate payments each year. Over an eighth of businesses paid for these tools in the second quarter, jumping from roughly one in twenty early last year.

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