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Here's how Thomson Reuters is loosening Claude's costly grip

Thomson Reuters is shifting away from Anthropic's AI model, despite initially training its own.

By · Published August 25, 2026  00:27 UTC · Updated August 27, 2026  13:38 UTC

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  • Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage exploded across 6 distinct news outlets with 6 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 4.
  • Primary Driver: Thomson Reuters is shifting away from Anthropic's AI model, despite initially training its own.
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Thomson Reuters has launched its own proprietary AI model, Thomson, trained on Westlaw and Practical Law content. This move comes after the company had been using Anthropic’s Claude model.

The New Stack was first to report that Thomson Reuters had trained its own AI model but continued to use Anthropic’s. Later reporting from LawSites, SiliconANGLE, and Business Insider confirmed the launch of Thomson, Thomson Reuters’ proprietary large language model.

Artificial Lawyer published an interview with Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker, who discussed the company's AI strategy. Thomson Reuters is now using its own AI model for legal work, aiming to reduce costs associated with third-party AI services.

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What is Thomson?

Thomson is Thomson Reuters’ proprietary large language model trained on Westlaw and Practical Law content.

Why is Thomson Reuters shifting away from Anthropic’s Claude model?

Thomson Reuters is shifting away from Anthropic’s Claude model to reduce costs associated with third-party AI services.

What is the current state of Thomson Reuters’ AI strategy?

Thomson Reuters is now using its own AI model, Thomson, for legal work.

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