Updates·September 2, 2026, 12:31

Competitor warns: your Claude bill could be 80% too high

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Software company Glean is telling corporate IT chiefs that the bill for Anthropic's Claude can end up as much as 80% higher than necessary, but Glean itself sells a competing product, so the figure should be taken with a grain of salt.

Glean, which makes AI search tools for businesses, has told a number of IT chiefs (CIOs) that the bill for Anthropic's AI model Claude can run up to 80% higher than necessary.

The criticism concerns how Claude uses and prices tokens, the "building blocks" AI models compute in, as well as data security.

It is worth remembering that Glean itself sells a competing solution. So even though the figure sounds dramatic, it comes from an interested party, not an impartial study.

If your company already uses Claude, it may be worth checking your actual token usage and comparing prices. If you are not a customer yet, you can safely wait for more, and more independent, figures before changing strategy.

What it means for you

If your company uses Claude, it may be worth asking the IT department to check your actual token usage and compare it with the alternatives. Remember, though, that the figure comes from a competitor, so treat it as a reason to look into the matter yourself, not as a final verdict. If you are not yet an Anthropic customer, you can safely wait for more independent figures before changing strategy.