Anthropic swings to third quarter operating loss as compute costs surge ahead of IPO

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The Claude developer generated $17 billion in quarterly revenue, but higher computing costs resulted in a $567 million operating loss. Anthropic swung to a $567 million operating loss in the third quarter, reversing a $974 million profit in the previous quarter as rising computing costs hit profitability ahead of its planned initial public offering. The Claude developer posted third-quarter revenue of $17 billion, but growth slowed sharply to 47% from 144% in the second quarter, according to an amended IPO filing published Monday . Anthropic attributed the operating loss primarily to $5 billion in computing capacity obtained through costlier short-term commitments rather than cheaper multiyear agreements, as well as $2 billion in noncash charges tied to its donation-matching program. Excluding certain expenses, including stock-based compensation and charitable contributions, Anthropic also reported adjusted operating profit of $2.5 billion, up from $2.2 billion in the previous…

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