Anthropic Nearly Tripled Its Lobbying Bill to $3.53 Million in Six Months

Technology, artificial intelligence, and prediction market companies spent record sums lobbying Washington in the first half of 2026. New federal disclosures filed this month show the scale of the push.

Anthropic nearly tripled its federal lobbying, outpacing rival OpenAI by more than $1 million.

Anthropic Outspends OpenAI on Federal Lobbying

The Financial Times reported that Anthropic nearly tripled its lobbying expenditure to $3.53 million. The firm added the Treasury Department to its list of lobbied agencies for the first time this quarter.

OpenAI nearly doubled its own spend to a record $2.22 million. Federal rules on new model releases now sit at the top of the industry agenda. Companies also want influence over data center construction, power supply, and more.

"The lobbying offensive has been as much about deterring regulation as making the case for an affirmative government industrial policy that supports the industry," Amba Kak, co-executive director of AI Now Institute, said.

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