AI: The Players

Updated: 2026-03-03 10:03 AM CST

Axios list of major AI companies

From Axios (2026-03-03)
- Anthropic: The maker of Claude. The CEO, Dario Amodei, has taken a safety-focused, business-first approach, launching tools like Claude Code and Cowork to attract business contracts.
- Google DeepMind: Themaker of Gemini. CEO Demis Hassabis is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, focused on fueling research with AI. Google already has a strong business customer base, which could translate into future revenue for Gemini.
- Meta: The maker of Llama. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has positioned Meta as a major competitor to OpenAI and Google. The company releases so-called open models while weaving AI into Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
- OpenAI: The maker of ChatGPT. CEO Sam Altman is focused on dominating the AI race. Altman's business model currently includes enterprise subscriptions and offerings like Codex, its coding tool. OpenAI is also beta testing ads as a potential future revenue stream.