Google and Anthropic Strike Massive Cloud Partnership Worth Tens of Billions, Providing Access to One Million TPUs
Summary
Google and Anthropic forge a massive tens-of-billions cloud partnership granting access to one million TPUs and over a gigawatt of compute capacity by 2026, fueling Anthropic's explosive growth toward $7 billion annual revenue as Claude AI serves 300,000+ businesses.
Key Points
- Google and Anthropic announce a cloud partnership worth tens of billions of dollars, providing access to up to one million of Google's custom-designed Tensor Processing Units (TPUs)
- The deal adds over a gigawatt of compute capacity by 2026 to support Anthropic's explosive growth, with revenue approaching $7 billion annually and Claude powering more than 300,000 businesses
- Anthropic maintains a multi-cloud strategy across Google TPUs, Amazon Trainium chips, and Nvidia GPUs, while Amazon remains its largest investor with $8 billion compared to Google's $3 billion stake