Al Jazeera's analysis shows that among private AI companies, Anthropic was valued at approximately $965 billion (May 2026), developing the Claude series of AI models, and filed for an IPO in June 2026, aiming to list as early as October 2026. OpenAI was valued at approximately $852 billion, developing the GPT model, and also filed for an IPO in June 2026, but currently leans towards a 2027 listing. xAI was valued at approximately $250 billion when it merged with SpaceX in February 2026.