Anthropic spent $2,745,874 on personal security for chief executive Dario Amodei in 2025, more than four times his $654,167 salary. The figure is in the company’s IPO filing . The filing also says its co-founders’ pledge to give away 80% of their stakes is not legally binding.

Bilin Lin first highlighted the security costs for Fortune , and Robert Frank reported on the giving pledge for CNBC . TNW checked both against the filing, which Anthropic made public on 26 October.

A $2.75m security bill

The security spending makes up most of the $4,010,641 listed as Amodei’s “other compensation”. His total pay for 2025 was $17,958,298, mostly stock and option awards.

Anthropic also paid $97,055 for his personal travel by private jet, which his security programme requires. It spent $1,293,629 on protection, home security and transport for his sister Daniela Amodei, the company’s president.

A security firm studied the risks to both siblings in 2025, according to the filing.…