Anthropic's AI Costs Beat Payroll

🔥 What happened Anthropic claims it now spends more on internal AI usage than on its own staff, based on Q3 2026 figures released ahead of its planned IPO. Internal AI usage has surged 250x since January, and 90% of its codebase is now AI-written. 💡 Why it matters The catch: Anthropic prices internal usage at list rates, not actual infrastructure cost – the real gap stays hidden. Meanwhile, the company burned $104 billion in nine months and faces $895 billion in data center commitments. ⚡ Our take A clever PR stunt before the IPO: "AI replaces humans" makes headlines, but the math is flattering. If internal AI were truly that valuable, why is Anthropic still losing billions?