106 million ClaudeBot requests: what AI crawlers really cost a specialized media outlet
ActuIA, which allows AI crawlers, reports that ClaudeBot sent over 106 million requests to its servers between February 2025 and May 2026, with a sharp surge from December 2025. A comparative analysis over two weeks showed that Anthropic's crawler generated far fewer referral visits per request than OpenAI's, raising questions about the value returned to content producers.
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