Anthropic has made notable advancements in artificial intelligence, positioning itself ahead of competitors OpenAI and Google. The company recently launched what it claims to be the world's best programming AI model. Microsoft has chosen Anthropic's models to power its new AI coding agent features, marking a significant win for Anthropic's enterprise business. Performance metrics indicate Anthropic's model leads by 18.1% over the nearest non-reasoning AI model. Industry observers note that Anthropic's AI capabilities now rival those of OpenAI's O3 and Google's Gemini Pro 2.5 models.