Anthropic pays xAI $1.2B monthly for compute through May 2029
Anthropic has entered a significant deal with xAI, committing to pay $1.2 billion monthly for compute resources until May 2029. This agreement grants Anthropic access to over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs at xAI's data center, amounting to an annualized expenditure of approximately $14.4 billion. Despite being competitors in the AI space, the need for GPU access has led to this pragmatic partnership.
- ▪Anthropic is paying xAI $1.2 billion every month for compute capacity.
- ▪The deal runs through May 2029 and involves access to over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs.
- ▪Anthropic's annualized compute spending from this contract is roughly $14.4 billion.
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