The AI tools market in Singapore: Claude is catching up with ChatGPT among startups
Singapore's startup ecosystem is experiencing a genuine shift in preferences in the field of artificial intelligence. While just a year ago the dominance of OpenAI's ChatGPT seemed unshakable, today the situation is changing dramatically. Demand for Anthropic's Claude among local startups has skyrocketed: the number of paying customers for the service has increased by 258%, and spending on this platform has grown 17-fold over the past 12 months.
For comparison: last year, OpenAI had more than four times as many paying startup clients in Singapore as Anthropic. Now that gap has narrowed to 1.5 times. Claude's share of total spending by Singaporean startups on AI platforms has reached an impressive 37%.
Overall, interest in AI tools in the region continues to grow: the number of startups using at least one AI platform has increased by 42%. Moreover, more than half of companies actively adopting AI now work with three or more platforms simultaneously. The number of such multi-platform users has more than doubled.
Cryptalist Analytics: The market for AI tools for startups in Singapore is demonstrating a classic model of maturing competition. The sharp rise in Claude's share indicates not only a qualitative improvement in Anthropic's product, but also a shift in startup strategy: they no longer want to depend on a single AI service provider. Risk diversification and the search for the optimal price-to-quality ratio are becoming key drivers. For investors, this is a signal: niche AI platforms capable of offering unique capabilities have every chance of capturing a significant market share from the giants.