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Anthropic Seals Multi‑Billion Pact With Microsoft and Nvidia, Committing $30 Billion to Azure as Backers Pledge Up to $15 Billion

The tie‑up positions Claude on every major cloud provider, drawing fresh scrutiny of circular AI financing.

Overview

  • Microsoft will invest up to $5 billion and Nvidia up to $10 billion in Anthropic under newly announced agreements.
  • Anthropic committed to purchase $30 billion of compute capacity on Microsoft Azure while stating AWS remains its primary cloud and training partner.
  • Anthropic will initially contract up to 1 gigawatt of compute built on Nvidia’s Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems, with co‑engineering to optimize future chips and models.
  • Claude models are being added to Microsoft’s Foundry and integrated into Microsoft products, making Claude available across Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.
  • Multiple outlets report the arrangements lift Anthropic’s valuation toward about $350 billion, intensifying debate over AI dealmaking and bubble risk.