The AI agent market in Singapore: Claude has closely approached ChatGPT, showing explosive growth among startups
Singapore's artificial intelligence market is experiencing a tectonic shift. Anthropic's Claude model is demonstrating phenomenal growth among local startups, rapidly closing the significant gap with ChatGPT. Over the past 12 months, the number of paying Claude customers has increased by 258%, and their spending on the platform has grown 17-fold — according to an analysis by the fintech platform Aspire.
Competition Dynamics: From a Fourfold Gap to One and a Half
Just a year ago, OpenAI held an undeniable advantage: the number of paying startups in Singapore using ChatGPT was more than four times that of Anthropic. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. The gap has narrowed to 1.5 times, and Claude's share of total spending by Singaporean startups on AI platforms has reached an impressive 37%.
AI Ecosystem in Singapore: A Multi-Platform Approach
The overall picture is also impressive: the number of Singaporean startups adopting AI tools has grown by 42%. At the same time, there is a trend toward supplier diversification — the number of companies simultaneously working with three or more platforms has more than doubled. This indicates market maturity and a desire among startups not to put all their bets on a single provider.
Expert Commentary: Claude's growth in Singapore is not a coincidence, but a natural result of Anthropic's strategy, which has bet on code security and data privacy. For crypto and fintech startups, which make up a significant portion of Singapore's ecosystem, these parameters are critical. If the trend continues, we could see parity between the two giants in this key Asian market as early as next year.