Demand for Claude from Anthropic has surged among Singaporean startups. Over the past year, the number of paying clients for the service increased by 258%, while spending on it rose 17-fold, according to a report from fintech platform Aspire.

A year ago, OpenAI had more than four times as many paying startup clients in Singapore as Anthropic. Now, that gap has narrowed to 1.5 times, with Claude capturing 37% of spending on AI platforms.

Overall, the number of startups in Singapore utilizing AI tools has grown by 42%. The number of companies using three or more platforms has more than doubled.