"80% margin"? Anthropic's $8B operating loss gets mocked
michellechen · x · 2026-09-29
After Anthropic's IPO figures leaked, michellechen quote-posted Edelson to mock the "80% margin" claim: $8B operating loss and $42B net loss make that margin talk look hollow. The post targets the contradiction between AI companies' claimed high gross margins and their massive cash burn.
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