Two AI Labs Set to Control Most of Global Compute by 2028, Analyst Warns
SemiAnalysis founder Dylan Patel, speaking on the Dwarkesh Patel podcast, argues that OpenAI and Anthropic are on track to absorb 40–50% of all new global computing capacity added in 2027, rising to 70–80% by 2028. Both companies are projected to cross into profitability in 2026, with Anthropic reaching revenue of up to $50 million per megawatt of compute — a sharp reversal from negative gross margins just a year earlier. Global AI infrastructure capital expenditure is expected to exceed $1 trillion in 2026 and surpass $2 trillion by 2028, driven largely by the two labs' contracted demand. Supply chain bottlenecks — from ASML lithography machines to power turbines — are intensifying as upstream manufacturers struggle to keep pace with accelerating demand. Patel notes that regulatory restrictions on model releases and data center construction could cap per-megawatt revenue growth, but also risk tightening supply and pushing compute prices even higher.
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