# How will OpenAI compete? — Benedict Evans

<https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2026/2/19/how-will-openai-compete-nkg2x>

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## What Jamie wrote

Benedict Evans on OpenAI's strategic precarity: no unique tech moat, broad but shallow user base, incumbents (Google/Microsoft) have matched the models and own distribution. Thoughtful and sobering analysis of why OpenAI's position is weaker than it looks. High-value read for anyone thinking about AI market structure.

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