"First, as The Economist reports, Microsoft and Nvidia announced that they had signed a $350 billion deal with competitor Anthropic, "strategic partnerships" that almost doubled the latter company's September valuation. Then, Google came in with the kill by releasing Gemini 3, its latest and "most intelligent model" that impressed in early tests, especially when compared to OpenAI's latest GPT-5.1 model, which debuted just last week."
"Now that Nvidia has signed up to hook Anthropic up with its AI hardware for the first time, and Google is making measurable progress with its latest Gemini 3 model, the pressure on OpenAI - once the de facto AI product, especially for curious amateurs - is mounting. Of particular concern for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: the usership gap is continuing to shrink. Google says its Gemini app has 650 million monthly active users, while Altman claimed last month that ChatGPT hit 800 million weekly users."
Microsoft and Nvidia signed a $350 billion deal to form strategic partnerships with Anthropic, nearly doubling Anthropic's September valuation. Google released Gemini 3, promoted as its most intelligent model, which impressed in early tests compared with OpenAI's recently released GPT-5.1. OpenAI's market position has weakened since ChatGPT's debut, and competitive pressure is intensifying as user gaps narrow: Google reports 650 million monthly active Gemini users while ChatGPT claimed 800 million weekly users. Market volatility and concerns about an AI valuation bubble have driven a tech selloff, though Nvidia's stronger-than-expected revenues briefly renewed investor enthusiasm. OpenAI plans large data center spending.
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