Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in workplace adoption

Axios · May 13, 2026 · 285 words · By Madison Mills

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The article reports on data from Ramp's AI Index showing that Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business adoption during April. It includes perspectives from Ramp's economist regarding Anthropic's incentives and a response from OpenAI regarding the nature of their enterprise engagements.

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What happened

Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business adoption for the first time in April, according to Ramp's latest AI Index.

Why it matters

Why it matters: As both companies race toward what could become some of the biggest IPOs in history, enterprise adoption — typically a larger revenue driver than customer usage — is a key metric for investors.

Common ground

By the numbers: Anthropic adoption among businesses using Ramp, an expense management startup, rose 3.8% in April to 34.4% of businesses, while OpenAI adoption fell 2.9% to 32.3%.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Anthropic adoption among businesses using Ramp, an expense management startup, rose 3.8% in April to 34.4% of businesses”

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While web results discuss Anthropic's growth and Ramp's AI Index, the specific figures (3.8% increase to 34.4% in April) are not present in the provided evidence. One source mentions a 4.9% growth and another mentions 24.4% in February, but not the specific April figures cited in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project Maven (officially Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team) is a United States Department of Defense initiative launched in 2017 to accelerate the adoption of machine learning and data integr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Maven

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety. Anthropic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic

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Claim 2: “OpenAI... has previously said it is on pace to generate more revenue than Anthropic this year.”

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One source explicitly states that OpenAI is on pace to generate $25B in revenue in 2026 compared to Anthropic's $19B, supporting the claim that OpenAI expects to generate more revenue.

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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI Group PBC, doing business as OpenAI, is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI

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web search NEUTRAL — We believe our research will eventually lead to artificial general intelligence, a system that can solve human-level problems. Building safe and beneficial AGI is our mission.
https://openai.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI has 247 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
https://github.com/openai/

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Claim 3: “Axios previously reported that Anthropic was capturing more than 73% of spending among first-time AI buyers using Ramp data.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Axios reported Anthropic is capturing over 73% of spending among first-time AI buyers using Ramp data.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Codex is an AI coding agent developed by OpenAI for software engineering tasks such as writing code and fixing bugs, released in April 2025 as Codex CLI. Codex is available through ChatGPT's web app, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_(AI_agent)

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Claim 4: “Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business adoption for the first time in April, according to Ramp's latest AI Index.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that according to Ramp's AI Index, Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business adoption for the first time in April.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business adoption for the first time in April, according to Ramp's latest AI Index. Why it matters: As both companies race toward what could become some of the biggest IP…
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/anthropic-openai-workplace-…

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web search NEUTRAL — In January, Ramp data showed OpenAI far ahead of rivals, with adoption surging across software development, research, finance, and customer support. Now, the company that ignited the modern AI boom ha…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/13/openai-just-lost-its-enterprise…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in AI business spending, according to Ramp's AI Index, marking a significant shift in AI adoption for the Claude creator.
https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-tops-openai-busine…

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Claim 5: “OpenAI adoption fell 2.9% to 32.3%.”

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The provided evidence mentions OpenAI's adoption falling by 1.5% in a February update, but does not contain the specific figures of a 2.9% fall to 32.3% for April.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Co., Ltd., branded internationally as Z.ai, is a Chinese technology company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI). The company was formerly known as Zhipu…
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Claim 6: “Ramp's economist Ara Kharazian published a list of reasons he's still bearish on Anthropic.”

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Web search results confirm that Ara Kharazian is an economist at Ramp and publishes the 'Ramp Economics Lab' on Substack, where he provides analysis on AI adoption and trends.

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web search NEUTRAL — "The only good brand on Substack" - Feed Me /// Data you can't get anywhere else /// From Ramp's economist Ara Kharazian. Click to read Ramp Economics Lab, by Ara Kharazian, a Substack publication wit…
https://econlab.substack.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Key insights and analysis of business spend and economic data from Ramp's economics team
https://ramp.com/data

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web search NEUTRAL — AI adoption held flat at 45% of businesses in November. OpenAI dipped while Anthropic and Google gained. Ramp economist Ara Kharazian answers what the…
https://econlab.substack.com/archive

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