{
  "id": 8085755,
  "title": "OpenAI and Anthropic Revenues Dwarf Those of Chinese AI Models",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/openai-and-anthropic-revenues-dwarf-those-of-chinese-ai-models",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-17T19:09:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/openai-anthropic-revenues-dwarf-those-chinese-ai-models/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A report released on September 17 by the Rhodium Group revealed that China's artificial intelligence models have yet to generate significant revenues, despite robust adoption. The combined revenue of all Chinese AI models is approximately 10% of the earnings reported by U.S. AI startups, OpenAI and Anthropic. The report highlighted that annual recurring revenues (ARR) for frontier labs and hyperscalers' AI model businesses have rapidly increased this year. However, China's AI firms still face substantial cash flow issues, as their revenues lag behind their aggressive capital expenditure plans. The scale of China's AI buildout is about 15% to 20% of the level of investment in the United States. In 2027, AI capital expenditures in China are projected to reach 1.2 trillion yuan ($193 billion), up from a double this year to 932 billion yuan ($139 billion). Despite the challenges, Chinese AI companies primarily rely on equity financing and bank loans, and have not yet turned to bond financing as their U.S. counterparts have done. The report also pointed out that Chinese AI companies still trail U.S. firms in terms of revenue and profitability metrics. As a result, continued expansion for Chinese AI companies is likely contingent upon favorable equity market conditions and state-led investments, with a focus on chip development rather than frontier labs.",
  "summary": "Robust adoption of China’s artificial intelligence models has yet to yield corresponding revenues, according to a report published Thursday (Sept. 17) by research firm Rhodium Group. All of China’s AI models put together generate roughly a tenth of the revenue reported by the two leading U.S. AI startups, OpenAI and Anthropic, per the report. Annual […] The post OpenAI and Anthropic Revenues…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}