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Anthropic Secures $45 Billion Cloud Deal With Nscale For 460 Megawatts Of AI Compute Capacity

Aug 27, 2026
CNBC
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Summary

Anthropic secures a massive $45 billion cloud deal with UK-based Nscale, locking in 460 megawatts of AI compute capacity at a West Virginia data center powered by Nvidia's next-gen Vera Rubin chips, set to go live in 2027.

Key Points

  • Anthropic strikes a massive $45 billion cloud deal with UK-based AI infrastructure company Nscale, securing approximately 460 megawatts of compute capacity at a West Virginia data center.
  • The facility, expected to come online at the end of 2027, will leverage Nvidia's advanced Vera Rubin chips, as Anthropic races to expand computing capacity amid growing demand for its Claude AI models.
  • With a confidential IPO filing already submitted to the SEC and a $965 billion valuation to defend, Anthropic is aggressively pursuing infrastructure partnerships — including deals with AMD, SpaceX, Google, and Broadcom — to stay competitive against rivals like OpenAI and Google.

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