Anthropic Builds Better AI With 25% Less Power Than OpenAI

80% of Companies Can Use AI. Only 30% Do. Here's the 50-Poi… · Mar 14, 2026 Technology

OpenAI consumes 2 gigawatts of power — Anthropic uses only 1.5 gigawatts. Yet Anthropic is producing arguably better models. OpenAI tripled its power consumption year-over-year and may hit 6 gigawatts next year. Anthropic's edge is efficiency, and that matters in a world where power is the binding constraint.