OpenAI is offering better conditions to attract private equity investors and competing with the enterprise AI company Anthropic.

According to informed sources, the developer of ChatGPT, OpenAI, is offering more favorable conditions to private equity firms than its competitor Anthropic. Both artificial intelligence companies are currently vying for the attention of private equity firms to form joint ventures to raise new funds and accelerate the promotion of enterprise AI products. Two sources said that OpenAI is offering preferred stock investments to private equity firms and promising a minimum return of 17.5%, which is significantly higher than common preferred investment tools. Three sources said that OpenAI is also offering potential partners priority access to its latest AI models to attract investors such as TPG and Advent to join its joint venture. OpenAI has recently increased its investment in the enterprise market, an area that has traditionally been a strength for Anthropic. Sources also added that compared to Anthropic, their previous private equity partnership schemes for enterprise customers did not offer such returns.