Companies in the U.S. are splashing out on AI — an increasing share are signing up for paid subscriptions to ChatGPT and other models. AI adoption is happening quickly, and the race to grab market share is far from settled. Ramp, a company that offers corporate credit cards and expense-management tools, has been tracking actual business spending on AI subscriptions since 2023, from roughly 50,000 companies nationwide. Adoption rates are soaring. The share of companies spending on AI subscriptions rose to 47% in January from 26% a year ago. So far, OpenAI is leading the race, with 37% of companies paying for its ChatGPT. But Anthropic is growing quickly. In January, 17% of companies were spending on its Claude model, up from just 4% last year. Yes, but: Ramp was only founded in 2019. Firms that use its platform tend to be “tech forward,” says Ara Kharazian, the company’s economist, who compiled its AI index.

Full chart : AI adoption inside U.S. companies is soaring.