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Anthropic secures $45 billion cloud computing deal with Nscale
The Decoder Anthropic locks in 45-billion-dollar compute deal with Nscale ahead of IPO
Anthropic has signed a cloud computing agreement worth an estimated $45 billion with British startup Nscale to secure long-term access to specialized hardware.
Why it matters
The massive infrastructure deal ensures Anthropic has the computing power needed to train and run its next-generation AI models ahead of a potential IPO.
Latest brief · Aug 31, 2026