AI Race in Singapore: Claude Rapidly Narrows the Gap with ChatGPT Among Startups
The artificial intelligence market in Singapore is showing rapid momentum, with an unexpected favorite taking center stage—Claude by Anthropic. Analyzing fresh data from the fintech platform Aspire, I see an impressive picture: demand for this AI assistant among local startups has surged dramatically.
Over the past 12 months, the number of paying Claude clients in the Singapore ecosystem has skyrocketed by 258%. Even more telling is the growth in spending on the platform—it has increased 17-fold. This indicates that startups are not just testing the tool but deeply integrating it into their business processes, scaling up their usage volumes.
Just a year ago, ChatGPT's dominance was overwhelming: OpenAI had four times more paid clients among Singapore startups than Anthropic. However, the gap has now narrowed to 1.5 times. Claude's share of total spending on AI platforms has reached 37%—a significant figure, considering that this number was minimal not long ago.
Singapore's AI ecosystem on the rise
The overall trend is also impressive: the number of startups in Singapore actively using AI tools has grown by 42%. Particularly noteworthy is that the number of companies working with three or more platforms simultaneously has more than doubled. This signals market maturity: entrepreneurs are no longer choosing a single provider but are building multimodal AI strategies.
My analysis: Claude's growth is no coincidence. Anthropic has bet on model safety and transparency, which is especially valuable for fintech startups and companies handling sensitive data. I expect that in the coming quarters, competition between OpenAI and Anthropic in the Asia-Pacific region will only intensify, and we will see further redistribution of market shares in favor of Claude.