Anthropic Signs $11.6 Billion Akamai Computing Deal for 7 Years
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Updated · Bloomberg · Oct 1
Anthropic Signs $11.6 Billion Akamai Computing Deal for 7 Years
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Oct 1
Summary
$11.6 billion is the value of Anthropic’s new seven-year contract with Akamai for computing power, extending the AI developer’s push to lock in infrastructure capacity.
Akamai will provide access to CPUs, chips whose role in AI data centers has regained importance as general-purpose computing helps support AI services.
The agreement also includes a warrant letting Anthropic buy Akamai Series B shares at $111.33 each, convertible into 7.7 million common shares.
The deal adds Akamai to Anthropic’s expanding roster of data-center partners as AI companies race to secure long-term compute supply.