Ramp Report: Anthropic Held 43.8% of the U.S. Enterprise AI Paid Market Share in August

icon MarsBit
Share
AI summary iconSummary
Ramp’s daily market report for September 2026 shows that Anthropic held 43.8% of the U.S. enterprise AI paid market in August, up 0.34 percentage points from July. OpenAI’s share rose to 39.8%, an increase of 0.09 percentage points. Growth in AI adoption slowed, with tech sectors such as information and finance leading usage. The weekly market report notes that the median monthly AI spending per employee among top 1% companies declined 9.7% to $7,205. Effective token pricing dropped 41% to $0.68 from its March peak. Standard models accounted for the majority of usage, while advanced models captured 45% of tokens. Open-source models were used by 6.4% of AI-spending firms.

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that Ara Kharazian, Chief Economist at Ramp, the enterprise spending management platform, released the Ramp AI Index for September 2026 on September 9. The index tracks U.S. corporate AI adoption based on Ramp’s spending data. In August, Anthropic accounted for 43.8% of U.S. enterprises paying for subscriptions or tokens, an increase of 0.34 percentage points month-over-month; OpenAI held 39.8%, up 0.09 percentage points. Overall new AI adoption continues to grow, but at a slowing pace, with technology sectors such as information, finance, and professional services leading. The median monthly AI spend per employee among the top 1% of companies decreased by 9.7%, from $7,976 to $7,205. The effective price per million tokens fell 41% from its March 2026 peak of $1.15 to $0.68. Lower-cost standard models are driving usage, while frontier models (Opus, Fable, Sol) account for 45% of token share. Adoption of open-source models remains limited, representing 6.4% of AI-spending companies and 3.6% of all companies.

Disclaimer: The information on this page may have been obtained from third parties and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of KuCoin. This content is provided for general informational purposes only, without any representation or warranty of any kind, nor shall it be construed as financial or investment advice. KuCoin shall not be liable for any errors or omissions, or for any outcomes resulting from the use of this information. Investments in digital assets can be risky. Please carefully evaluate the risks of a product and your risk tolerance based on your own financial circumstances. For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use and Risk Disclosure.