According to CoinMeta, OpenAI purchased tens of thousands of Mac units on August 31 for reinforcement learning training, while Anthropic opted to use Mac through leasing. Both companies have incorporated Apple computers into their AI research and development processes. NVIDIA has regarded Apple as its number one competitor in the local AI field, due to Mac gaining increasing attention among the AI developer community. Official Apple data shows that in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, Mac revenue increased by 29% year-on-year, which is the fastest growth rate among all product categories.