{"slug": "openai-s-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic", "title": "OpenAI's Second-Quarter Sales Show Tepid Growth Compared with Anthropic", "summary": "OpenAI's second-quarter sales grew at a slower pace than rival Anthropic, according to The Wall Street Journal, signaling a cooling in the AI market's rapid expansion. The report highlights that OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, saw tepid revenue growth compared with Anthropic's stronger performance, though specific figures were not disclosed. This development underscores intensifying competition in the generative AI sector as both companies vie for enterprise customers and investor confidence.", "body_md": "Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic-5cb42998\n\nComments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49353874\n\nPoints: 3\n\n# Comments: 1", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic", "canonical_source": "https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic-5cb42998", "published_at": "2026-08-18 22:45:43+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-18 23:11:03.442485+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic", "Sam Altman", "The Wall Street Journal"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-second-quarter-sales-show-tepid-growth-compared-with-anthropic.jsonld"}}