Microsoft and Google are late to AI coding, but 'absolutely critical' they compete for growth

Cnbc · Jun 01, 2026 · 1452 words · By Jennifer Elias; Jordan Novet

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In the booming generative AI market, Anthropic has zoomed ahead of the field, largely thanks to Claude Code, its AI coding assistant.

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What happened

In the booming generative AI market, Anthropic has zoomed ahead of the field, largely thanks to Claude Code, its AI coding assistant.

Why it matters

Seeing where the money is, OpenAI shifted much of its focus from the consumer market to enterprise, where its Codex offering is going up against Claude Code.

Common ground

Now, Google and Microsoft are making a concerted effort to get into the game, using their massive balance sheets and expansive cloud businesses to try and lure developers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 22 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Cursor, the AI-powered code editor, has 300 employees”

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Claim 2: “Microsoft is starting to charge for its Copilot AI coding assistant based on usage”

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Claim 3: “A token is equal to about three-quarters of one word.”

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Claim 4: “market research firm Mordor Intelligence predicted that the AI code tools market would expand by 26% a year, from $9.3 billion this year to roughly $30 billion by 2031.”

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Web search results returned data on UAVs, general AI SaaS, and the Japanese AI market, but no specific report from Mordor Intelligence regarding an AI code tools market growing 26% to $30 billion by 2031.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tactical UAV Market size: The tactical UAV market is projected to reach USD 12.72 billion by 2031, registering a 12.74% CAGR driven by rising defense investments, growing demand for real-time surveill…
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web search NEUTRAL — AI SaaS market projected value (2031). $775 billion. SaaS companies formally monetizing AI.The global AI SaaS market is expected to grow at a 38.28% CAGR from 2023 to 2031, reaching approximately $775…
https://www.saasultra.com/saas-statistics-market-data-points…

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Claim 5: “Anthropic unveiled an upgrade to Claude Opus... With Opus 4.8, Anthropic announced a new 1 million token default context”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim regarding Claude Opus 4.8 or a 1 million token default context window.

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Claim 6: “OpenAI shifted much of its focus from the consumer market to enterprise, where its Codex offering is going up against Claude Code.”

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Multiple web search results from June 2026 and April 2026 confirm OpenAI's shift toward the enterprise market and the positioning of Codex against competitors.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Seeing where the money is, OpenAI shifted much of its focus from the consumer market to enterprise, where its Codex offering is going up against ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/microsoft-and-google-take-on…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 8, 2026 ... ... Enterprise, Codex, and company-wide AI agents ... These leaders recognize AI as the most consequential shift of their ...
https://openai.com/index/next-phase-of-enterprise-ai/

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... This shift is wild! It shows how businesses prioritize reliability over hype. OpenAI's consumer focus may have backfired, while Anthropic's ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyacarter_anthropic-over-o…

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Claim 7: “At data analytics software company Snowflake, programmers mainly depend on the company's own CoCo development tool, as well as Claude Code”

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Claim 8: “Anthropic on Thursday announced the closing of a financing round at a $965 billion valuation”

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Three independent web search results confirm Anthropic closed a funding round that valued the company at $965 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic secures $965 billion valuation after raising $65 billion.Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges. 2 days ago. By Matt O'Brien.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic raised $65 billion in a funding round that valued the artificial intelligence company at $965 billion including the new investment, eclipsing rival OpenAI’s value for the first time.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bloombergtelevision_anthropic…

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web search NEUTRAL — On May 28, Anthropic closed a $65 billion Series H funding round at a $965 billion valuation, eclipsing rival OpenAI’s $852 billion for the first time.
https://medium.com/illumination/anthropic-just-called-for-a-…

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Claim 9: “Google has Gemini Code Assist that can work inside a variety of code editors.”

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Claim 10: “Through GitHub Copilot, developers can tap models from Anthropic, Google and OpenAI.”

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Claim 11: “Cursor... going from $4 million to $2 billion in annualized revenue in just 18 months.”

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Claim 12: “At its developer conference last month, Google placed heavy emphasis on agentic AI, including the unveiling of Antigravity 2.0”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Google unveiled Antigravity 2.0 as an agent-optimized experience at its I/O developer conference in May 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 · Antigravity 2.0: A new standalone desktop application fully delivers on an agent-optimized experience. It acts as a central home for agent ...
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Google has unveiled Antigravity 2.0 at its annual I/O developer conference, expanding its agentic coding platform into a standalone desktop application ...
https://thetechnologyexpress.com/google-launches-antigravity…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · Google has launched Antigravity, a powerful new coding platform built on Gemini 3 that allows developers to create full AI agent workflows in ...
https://www.facebook.com/googlecloud/posts/at-google-io-we-i…

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Claim 13: “Anthropic... said on Monday that it's confidentially filed for an IPO.”

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Two independent news sources (Al Jazeera and CNBC) confirm that Anthropic has confidentially filed for an IPO.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/1/ai-giant-anthropi…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Zoom Communications — Shares of the work platform jumped more than 11% after Anthropic, which Zoom was an early investor in, confidentially filed a prospectus for an initial public offering with regul…
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/stocks-making-the-biggest-mo…

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Claim 14: “Google said the new model [Gemini 3.5 Flash] offers 'frontier performance for agents and coding.'”

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Multiple sources, including the official Google Blog and other technical reports, explicitly state that Gemini 3.5 Flash offers 'frontier performance for agents and coding.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini is a family of multimodal large language models (LLMs) developed by Google DeepMind, and the successor to LaMDA and PaLM 2. Comprising Gemini Pro, Gemini Deep Think, Gemini Flash, and Gemini Fl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(language_model)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Antigravity is a software development platform developed by Google. It consists of an integrated development environment (IDE), a command-line interface (CLI), and a software development kit (S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Antigravity

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini (also known as Google Gemini and formerly known as Bard) is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot and virtual assistant developed by Google. It is powered by the family of large language…
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Claim 15: “Database software maker MongoDB... has rolled out three generative AI tools, including Anthropic's Claude Code, to its engineers”

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Claim 16: “When GitHub Copilot launched in 2021, relying exclusively on OpenAI”

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Claim 17: “In May, Cursor signed an agreement with SpaceX that gives Elon Musk's company the right to acquire the startup for $60 billion.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anysphere, Inc., doing business as Cursor, is an American software company which develops Cursor, an AI coding agent and software development environment. Founded in 2022, the San Francisco-based comp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursor_(company)

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Claim 18: “At Google I/O, the company... announcing an AI developer subscription tier at $100 per month.”

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Claim 19: “Last year, Google signed a $2.4 billion licensing deal for Windsurf's technology and hired the AI coding startup's CEO, Varun Mohan, along with key researchers.”

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Claim 20: “There the company intends to announce a coding model that will be available in Copilot, emphasizing its lower price relative to alternatives”

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Web search results confirm Microsoft's intention to announce a coding model for Copilot at the Build conference, with specific mention of its lower price relative to alternatives.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Microsoft AI, a division of Microsoft. Based on the Microsoft Prometheus large language model, it was launched in 2023 as…
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Claim 21: “Google, meanwhile, reset Gemini's token quota for its Antigravity product following its developer conference last week, raising model rate limits”

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Claim 22: “Microsoft's turn on stage comes this week at its annual Build conference in San Francisco.”

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Web search results confirm Microsoft Build 2026 is taking place June 2-3 in San Francisco. While one source mentions a different date/location (May in Seattle), it appears to be referring to a different year or outdated info, as the 2026 specific results are consistent.

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