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Anthropic VS OpenAI_

As of 4 November 2026, OpenAI is named by 3,389 companies and Anthropic by 1,811; Anthropic skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 48%), OpenAI to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 27%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Anthropic's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, OpenAI rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Anthropic: 2–200 employees
46%
OpenAI: 2–200 employees
48%
Anthropic: 1,000+ employees
27%
OpenAI: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
139,329 · 110,707
1,811companies name Anthropic
3,389companies name OpenAI
2,014name both
4,634 · 9,670postings in 90 days, Anthropic · OpenAI
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAnthropicshareOpenAIshareLeans
Self-employed1036%1886%even
2-10 employees25814%46914%even
11-50 employees27815%55616%even
51-200 employees30217%60418%even
201-500 employees21012%38611%even
501-1000 employees1659%2989%even
1001-5000 employees24914%44913%even
5001-10000 employees754%1264%even
10,001+ employees1719%3139%even
By industry
SegmentAnthropicshareOpenAIshareLeans
Technology & software98955%1,78053%Anthropic
Business & finance services41323%77023%even
Manufacturing & industry895%1996%even
Media & content744%1394%even
Consumer services & leisure573%1023%even
Commerce & trade412%913%even
Property & construction282%471%even
Utilities & infrastructure271%562%even
Health care241%441%even
Public, community & associations211%622%even
Transport, logistics & rental191%351%even
Hospitality & travel181%331%even
By country
SegmentAnthropicshareOpenAIshareLeans
United States1,13863%1,99459%Anthropic
United Kingdom1247%2227%even
Germany734%1765%even
Canada483%883%even
France483%752%even
India463%1364%even
Australia261%501%even
Netherlands231%532%even
Poland201%321%even
Sweden201%321%even
Brazil191%431%even
Spain191%431%even
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAnthropicshareOpenAIshareLeans
Data & AI2,29539%4,87139%even
Software engineering1,76430%3,54029%even
IT operations & business systems2875%6705%even
Sales1723%3313%even
Product, program & project management1543%3353%even
General management & consulting1012%1741%even
Customer service & success581%1081%even
Engineering (non-software)561%1291%even
Business development & strategy541%921%even
Marketing & communications471%1992%even
Finance & accounting230%530%even
Design & UX170%570%even
Education & training120%260%even
Unclassified110%440%even
construction and civil100%210%even
Human resources90%340%even
research and science90%100%even
Legal, compliance & risk80%440%even
logistics warehouse and transport70%100%even
Quality, safety & environment50%180%even
Administration & office20%70%even
arts media and entertainment20%190%even
manufacturing and production20%60%even
procurement and purchasing10%120%even
real estate and property10%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations10%30%even
skilled trades and field service10%50%even
social care and community10%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––90%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––30%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––30%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––20%outside top 12
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OpenAI is named by 3,389 companies in job postings and Anthropic by 1,811; 2,014 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/anthropic-vs-openai)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Anthropic vs OpenAI: questions

Which is more used, Anthropic or OpenAI?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, OpenAI (3,389) over Anthropic (1,811). By website-and-DNS footprint, Anthropic (139,329 vs 110,707), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Anthropic?

46% of Anthropic companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for OpenAI. 27% of Anthropic companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for OpenAI.

Do companies run both?

2,014 companies name both in their postings, usually Anthropic in marketing and OpenAI in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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