In July, Anthropic accounted for 65.1% of Vercel's AI Gateway revenue while processing only 30% of the tokens, according to The Decoder. This indicates that Anthropic's tokens carry significantly higher costs compared to other providers.
The Decoder reported that the per-token cost for Anthropic was 4.4 times greater than the average cost of tokens from competing AI service providers on Vercel's platform. This disparity highlights the premium pricing associated with Anthropic's services despite a smaller share of token volume.
For Japanese investors and tech market watchers, this data underscores the growing importance of cost-efficiency in AI infrastructure usage, as companies balance high-performance AI offerings with operational expenses in an increasingly competitive digital landscape.