OpenAI is considering a price war with Anthropic. Both companies are about to go public. The timing is exquisite.

OpenAI is reportedly weighing steep price cuts to rein in Anthropic PBC's lead in the corporate market.

The reported move follows CEO Sam Altman's concession that costs have become a "huge issue" for customers, Bloomberg reported.

The column argued those pressures are forcing companies to ration AI use and rethink procurement, turning per-seat or per-query economics into a strategic battleground.

A direct price fight between OpenAI and Anthropic would be painful for buyers and suppliers alike, the columnist warned, because it amplifies margin pressure across high-cost inference workloads.

None of this, the piece concluded, bodes well for the two firms' forthcoming initial public offerings.