05:13 AM EDT, 08/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI and Amazon ( AMZN )- (AMZN) and Alphabet-backed (GOOG, GOOGL) Anthropic are releasing cheaper AI software to fend off challenges by cheaper Chinese rivals, the Financial Times reported Saturday, citing its own research.

The FT described a "price war" amid attempts by companies to reduce AI bills usage bills.

OpenAI recently reduced prices for its GPT-5.6 Luna by 80% while Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5 at half the price of its premier Fable 5 model, the report said.

OpenAI and Anthropic did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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