Interest in Claude, the AI service from Anthropic, has significantly increased among startups in Singapore. In the past year, the number of paying clients for Claude surged by 258%, while total spending on the platform soared 17 times, according to a report by fintech company Aspire.
Previously, OpenAI's ChatGPT had over four times the number of paying clients compared to Claude, but that gap has now reduced to just 1.5 times. Claude now accounts for 37% of the total spending on AI services among startups in the region.
The trend reflects a broader adoption of AI tools, with the overall number of startups in Singapore employing such technologies rising by 42%. Additionally, the use of multiple AI platforms has more than doubled among these companies.
