Anthropic is an AI safety company founded in 2021 by Dario and Daniela Amodei and others departing from OpenAI. The company has raised billions in venture funding and built Claude, a large language model competing directly with OpenAI's GPT series and Google's Gemini across research, commercial, and developer applications. This prediction market questions whether Anthropic will be acquired before the end of 2026. The 7% current odds reflect strong market expectation that acquisition remains unlikely, pricing in Anthropic's publicly stated independence strategy and substantial independent capital reserves. Major technology companies including Google have made multi-billion dollar investments in Anthropic, yet the company has maintained operational independence and control of its research roadmap and commercialization strategy. An acquisition would likely require either a strategic buyer from the largest technology firms or a material shift in Anthropic's capital needs or strategic priorities. The market resolves December 31, 2026, providing traders with approximately nine months to monitor acquisition signals: significant funding rounds, major partnership shifts, regulatory developments, or explicit acquisition announcements. Current trading activity reflects stable low-conviction pricing, indicating that market participants view Anthropic acquisition as a low-probability event within this timeframe.