OpenAI has filed confidentially with US regulators for an initial public offering at an undisclosed date, following on from rival Anthropic days earlier.

The company said in a statement that it has not yet decided on an IPO date as “there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company”.

“This gives us the option to go public sooner if that ends up being best,” the start-up said.

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