AI Price Prediction: Claude Prices Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Pepe for 2028. Which Could Gain the Most?

Claude, an artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic, has forecast the prices of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), and Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE) through the end of 2028. The meme coin price prediction starts from each coin’s price. So which of these three meme coins could see the biggest gains by 2028?

As of November 11, Dogecoin trades at about $0.068, down 17.2% in a month and 90.7% below its all-time high of $0.73, reached in May 2021. Shiba Inu trades at $0.00000444, down 14% in a month and 94.9% below its peak. In contrast, Pepe has risen 27% over the last 30 days to $0.00000498, although it is still 82.2% below its all-time high from December 2024.

Claude’s 2028 Ranges Rank Pepe First With an Expected Gain of About 109%

In Claude’s base scenario, a $1,000 investment in Pepe could grow to about $1,491 by the end of 2028, compared to $1,471 for Dogecoin and $1,351 for Shiba Inu. The bull scenario assumes a complete market cycle, with Dogecoin’s market cap reaching about $50 billion and Shiba Inu’s and Pepe’s around $10.5 billion each. The bear scenario assumes a long crypto downtrend.

Claude weighs these scenarios at 25% bear, 50% base, and 25% bull to derive expected gains. Pepe comes out at 109%, Dogecoin at 97% and Shiba Inu at 80%. Pepe ranks highest mainly because of its fixed supply, so its bull case requires only about $10.5 billion. However, Pepe also carries the most downside risk: a 60% drop, the deepest of the three.

Dogecoin, meanwhile, deals with supply dilution, meaning new coins reduce each holder’s share over time. About 157 billion Dogecoin are in circulation, and Claude assumes 5 billion new coins a year, bringing the total to about 167 billion by the end of 2028. Because of those new coins, Dogecoin needs to increase its market value by around 56% to achieve a 47.1% price gain, reaching about $16.7 billion from $10.7 billion on November 11.

In contrast, Claude forecasts a slight reduction in Shiba Inu’s token supply, from about 589 trillion to about 585 trillion, leading to a base market value of around $3.5 billion. Pepe’s supply stays fixed at 420.69 trillion, giving a base valuation of about $3.2 billion.

Claude Gives Pepe a 12% Chance to Exceed Its All-Time High

Claude rates Pepe the most likely of the three to surpass its all-time high before the end of 2028, at 12%. Pepe must rise about 5.6 times, to a market value near $11.8 billion, so even its bull case falls just short. Dogecoin follows with a 7% chance, needing a 10.8-times increase to about $123 billion across 167 billion coins. Shiba Inu trails at 3%, needing about a 19.6-times rise to $51 billion.

However, Claude urges caution on Pepe’s recent upward momentum, treating it as a single month of strength that a 6% drop in 24 hours has already tested. For Pepe to keep its lead, it needs to stay ahead of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu for three more months while keeping its market value above about $2 billion as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains weak. Pepe’s market cap is about $2.1 billion, just above that threshold.

Claude’s predictions for Pepe also hinge on Bitcoin recovering and holding above about $80,000, 8.3% above its $73,899 price. A look at what 100 million Pepe could be worth by 2030 follows the same rally.

On the downside, Claude sees Shiba Inu as the most likely to finish 2028 below its starting price, at 42%, followed by Pepe at 40% and Dogecoin at 38%. Dogecoin entered a death cross in early November, when its 50-day moving average dropped below its 200-day average, a signal traders read as bearish. Still, Claude notes that Dogecoin remains the largest of the three coins, making it easier to trade in large amounts.

Claude’s Price Predictions Stop Short of $1 for Dogecoin and $0.0001 for Pepe

Claude’s highest 2028 price for Dogecoin is $0.30, and the model gives Dogecoin only a 7% chance of reaching a new all-time high. A climb to $1, about 1,370% above its price, is out of reach under Claude’s projections, and a look at what 10,000 Dogecoin could be worth by 2030 runs into the same dilution problem.

Pepe’s bull scenario peaks at $0.000025, still short of its all-time high of $0.000028, which leaves $0.0001, about 20 times its price, out of reach by 2028 on Claude’s numbers. Shiba Inu is projected to perform the weakest, with the lowest expected gain and the highest chance of closing 2028 lower, and a 10 million Shiba Inu outlook takes the view out to 2030.

Which Meme Coin Could Gain the Most by 2028?

Based on Claude’s meme coin price prediction, Pepe could gain the most by 2028, with an expected rise of about 109% and a base case value of $1,491 from an initial $1,000. However, the advantage is slight, because Dogecoin trails by only $20 in the base case and has a softer downside, while Pepe’s 60% bear-case drop is the worst of the three.

If Pepe holds above about $2 billion in market value, stays ahead of Dogecoin and Shiba Inu for three more months, and Bitcoin climbs back above $80,000, Pepe’s claim to first place gets stronger. If Pepe’s market value falls under $2 billion while Bitcoin stays weak, Dogecoin could end 2028 as the steadier winner.

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