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13 labs, 11,914 technical profiles, and a 9,421-profile US comparison of OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.
Reports in this map
- OpenAI Engineering Talent X-Ray
3,041 technical staff. PhD share 14.4%.
- Anthropic Engineering Talent X-Ray
1,281 technical staff. PhD share 15.5%.
- OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI Talent Structure Benchmark
9,421 US profiles. Engineering 40.3% to 44.7%.
- Frontier AI Lab Talent Landscape & Flow Map
13 labs. 19,057 profiles. Technical pool 11,914.
- AI Agent talent structure
32 US companies. 513 Agent professionals. 259 Agent JDs.
- Jeff Dean leaves Google, revealing AI’s next talent gap
594 lineage-covered people. 264 peer postings.
- AI Video Generation Talent Map 2026
7 companies. 1,687 listed. 518 builders.
- Quant Finance × AI Talent Flow
25 quant firms. 29,317 profiles. 367 quant-to-lab moves.
Questions this hub answers
- What share of OpenAI technical staff hold a PhD? 14.4% of 3,041
- Where does OpenAI hire engineers from? Google 702 (23%)
- What is the engineering share at OpenAI vs Anthropic vs xAI? Engineering 40.3–44.7%
- What share of xAI is Human Data & Evaluation? 28.4% · 425 / 1,496
- How many visible moves from OpenAI to Anthropic? 47 vs 10
- What share of the 13-lab technical pool is ethnic-Chinese? 4,119 · 34.6%
FAQ
How many people are in the 13-lab technical pool?
11,914, inside 19,057 current profiles at 13 labs.
Do OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI have the same engineering mix?
Engineering runs from 40.3% to 44.7% in the 9,421-profile US sample.
What share of OpenAI technical staff hold a PhD?
14.4% of 3,041.
How many visible OpenAI-to-Anthropic moves?
47, against 10 the other way.
What share of the 13-lab technical pool is ethnic-Chinese?
4,119 people, 34.6%.
How to cite
Metix AI. (2026). Frontier AI Labs talent structure: OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and 13 labs. Metix AI Talent Intelligence. https://metix.ai/reports/topics/frontier-ai-labs
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