tldr: Anthropic needs more GPUs. OpenAI needs better quality demand. xAI had supply and no demand.

tldr: Anthropic needs more GPUs. OpenAI needs better quality demand. xAI had supply and no demand. xAI figured it was easier to generate developer demand through the Cursor partnership/acquisition and monetize extra capacity by leasing som
Ranked #42 on backlist 2026-05-16 (16 May 2026 UTC) · by (Sriram Krishnan) ·

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