Was the Disappointing Dev Day 5D Chess? A Fan Theory About OpenAI vs Anthropic
hazimeh · reddit · 2026-09-30
A Redditor proposes a conspiratorial but entertaining theory: OpenAI deliberately underwhelmed at Dev Day, pushing users to Anthropic until its capacity strains and sentiment toward the new Opus declines, freeing OpenAI's hardware for training — then launching an "Opus-killer" timed after Anthropic's IPO and before its own. The author also expects Anthropic to match OpenAI's 10x/25x subscription tiers. Pure speculation, but captures how users read the rivalry.
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