Quoting Karen Kwok for Reuters Breakingviews

Anthropic defines its "run-rate revenue" by calculating consumption-based sales over the last 28 days, multiplying that figure by 13, then adding the result to its monthly subscription revenue multiplied by 12, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by Reuters Breakingviews. The methodology, reported by Karen Kwok, offers a rare glimpse into how the AI company measures its financial performance.

31st May 2026 Anthropic defines “run-rate revenue” in two parts. Use the last 28 days of sales from customers charged on a consumption basis and multiply it by 13. Then, multiply the monthly subscription take by 12, and add the two together. — Karen Kwok for Reuters Breakingviews https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/anthropic-gives-lesson-ai-revenue-hallucination-2026-03-10/ , citing "a person familiar with the matter" Recent articles Claude Opus 4.8: "a modest but tangible improvement" /2026/May/28/claude-opus-4-8/ - 28th May 2026 I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit /2026/May/27/product-market-fit/ - 27th May 2026 Notes on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI /2026/May/25/encyclical-on-ai/ - 25th May 2026