# OpenAI and Anthropic are giving away millions in computing power to attract startups

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/openai-and-anthropic-are-giving-away-millions-in-computing-power-to-attract-startups/>
> Published: 2026-07-07 10:44:35+00:00

OpenAI, Anthropic, and major cloud providers are racing to outbid each other with free compute credits to pull startups into their ecosystems. Some individual offers top $3 million. At Y Combinator alone, OpenAI and Anthropic could hand out up to $800 million in credits per year combined. The discount war comes at a time when both companies need to improve their margins ahead of upcoming IPOs.

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