OpenAI Blitzed. The Money Didn't Move.
OpenAI Blitzed. The Money Didn't Move. OpenAI just had its biggest launch week of 2026. GPT-6 Astra rolled out to the API on September 3 , ChatGPT Work's Data Agent shipped on September 10 with connectors for Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift, and Sam Altman teased even more for DevDay on September 29. The YouTube feed was wall-to-wall GPT-6 coverage. Eight separate creator videos in one day.…
OpenAI just concluded its largest launch week of 2026, with the rollout of GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT Work's Data Agent and teasers for DevDay. However, the market's prediction-odds show that Anthropic remains favored in the AI model race. On Polymarket, Anthropic is priced at 98% for September and 88% for October, compared to OpenAI's 1% and 2% respectively.
Even looking at the year-end forecast, Anthropic holds a commanding 72% versus OpenAI's 10%. The launch week failed to significantly impact the market's perception of the two companies. This is not an isolated incident, as it's the third consecutive launch where OpenAI's announcements haven't moved the prediction odds. Analysts believe this is not noise, but a signal of the market's confidence in Anthropic's better product.
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