yahoo news | 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says Anthropic is 'eating Palantir's lunch'...
Michael Burry, the “Big Short” investor who has long been bearish on Palantir, recently proclaimed that enterprise AI spending is swinging in favor of Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot. In a Wednesday post on X, Burry wrote that “Anthropic is eating Palantir's lunch,” highlighting the private‑sector growth that has propelled Anthropic’s annual recurring revenue from about $9 billion to roughly $30 billion in just a few months. He argues that Anthropic’s easier, cheaper, and more intuitive solutions give it a clear edge over Palantir’s government‑focused contracts.
Burry’s comments come after he announced a short position on Palantir, suggesting he saw a bubble in the broader AI boom. Yet he now believes the market is shifting toward “plug‑and‑play” models that let companies quickly integrate AI tools. Citing data from the financial‑operations platform Ramp and a March 2026 analysis by economist Ara Kharazian, Burry notes that Anthropic now captures about 73 % of new enterprise AI spending, while Palantir took two decades to reach $5 billion in revenue.
The article also mentions that Burry is not alone in betting against Palantir; short‑seller Andrew Left recently disclosed a short position in the stock while expressing bullishness on privately held AI firms such as Databricks. Both investors see the private‑sector AI market, exemplified by Anthropic’s rapid growth, as the primary driver of future profitability, eclipsing the slower‑moving, government‑contract‑centric model of Palantir.

