OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters.

It was a busy summer for AI lobbyists. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia each had their highest-spending lobbying quarter between July and September, federal disclosures show. Nvidia spent the most of the group at $2.2 million, followed by Anthropic's $2.1 million

The Verge AIIndependent reporting·22 Oct 2026, 15:50

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OpenAI

Latest funding: $30B · 31 Oct 2026
Newest model on the API: GPT-6.1 Terra Pro · 26 Oct 2026 · $1 in / $5 out per million tokens
Last 30 days: 199 news stories, 71 announcements, 7 research posts

Anthropic

Latest funding: Growth · $65B · 28 May 2026
Newest model on the API: Claude Haiku 5.5 · 7 Oct 2026 · $0.1 in / $0.5 out per million tokens
Last 30 days: 176 news stories, 8 announcements, 9 research posts

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