Hacker News now mentions Anthropic more than OpenAI

Monthly Hacker News comments naming each company or its assistant, January 2023 to September 2026.

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Anthropic's share rose every yearAnthropic's share rose every year0.00204060802023202420252026*Share of mentions (%)

Comments naming Anthropic or Claude first outnumbered those naming OpenAI or ChatGPT in July 2025, and have outnumbered them every month since December 2025. The share is Anthropic and Claude mentions divided by all mentions of either company. *2026 covers January to September.

%68.2
of company mentions named Anthropic or Claude, January to September 2026

Source: D-HN, exact monthly counts over the complete Hacker News item table (ClickHouse public copy), from the flagship OpenAI-versus-Anthropic report.