Anthropic considers releasing a new model to compete with GPT-6 Astra
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This English page is a machine translation of the Korean original, so some phrasing may read awkwardly.
Anthropic is reportedly reviewing the safety and release timing of a new Claude model as competitive pressure grows.
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A company that called for slowing AI development is considering releasing a new model to compete with a rival.
Reuters reported that Anthropic, the company behind Claude, is considering releasing a new model to compete with GPT-6 Astra. Safety evaluations are ongoing, and no decision to release it has been made.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing AI development on September 12. That is why this report drew attention. It showed that even a company that emphasizes safety faces pressure to respond to competitors.
The competitive pressure shows up in the numbers, too. In data from Ramp, which tracks corporate spending, Astra accounted for about 13% and Claude Fable about 8%. But these figures reflect AI spending by the companies Ramp tracks, not overall market share.
On OpenRouter, which lets users access AI models from multiple companies in one place, spending on OpenAI models also overtook spending on Anthropic models in the week before the report. It was the first time OpenAI had led on this measure in more than two and a half years of data.
Total company revenue tells a different story. Anthropic's annualized revenue surpassed $65 billion at the end of July, while OpenAI's surpassed $40 billion in July. Annualized revenue assumes the recent pace of revenue continues for a full year, so it is different from actual annual revenue or profit.
Some people will read this report as a sign that Anthropic chose competition over safety. But news that it is considering a release is not enough to conclude that it has lowered its safety standards.
For users, something else matters more. When choosing a tool, what matters is whether it fits your work, not where competing models rank in spending.
When an official announcement comes, start with the safety evaluation and remaining limitations. Then check pricing and terms of use, give the models the same task, and compare the results. You can decide whether to switch after that.
For now, the first thing to check is whether the release has actually been confirmed.
Sources
- Original Reuters report, dated September 18, 2026. I checked the article text in MarketScreener's republication of the Reuters report, published on September 19.