Anthropic is considering launching a new flagship AI model following OpenAI’s rapid expansion in the corporate market, as GPT-6 Astra, unveiled in early September, gains clients and prompts potential Anthropic investors to reassess the company’s position ahead of a possible IPO. This comes as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls on the industry to slow development of the most powerful systems due to AI risks. After OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on 3 September, the balance began to shift; OpenAI positions Astra for complex professional tasks including programming, browser-based tasks, computer-related work, cyber security, science and multi-step autonomous processes, pressuring Anthropic, whose Claude has grown stronger in writing code, working with large amounts of data and performing complex tasks with minimal human intervention. GPT-6 Astra accounts for approximately 13% of corporate spending on AI, compared with around 8% for Claude Fable. Some potential investors are reassessing Anthropic’s competitive position, and the cycle of technological leadership is shrinking to months or weeks. Reuters, citing three sources, reports Anthropic is considering launching a new model intended to help address OpenAI’s g.