Prompt: AI demand is booming; the economics are getting complicated
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Read the full articleAnthropic's revenue surged to $16.3B in H1 2026 amid booming enterprise AI demand, but it posted a $693M operating loss due to high development costs. OpenAI cut GPT-6.1 Terra prices by 50%, intensifying competition alongside low-cost Chinese models. Google Cloud's AI growth contrasts with Alphabet's stock drop, highlighting the challenge of turning AI demand into profits amid rising costs and price pressures.
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