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Google will invest as much as $40B in Anthropic
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Google will invest at least $10 billion in Anthropic, and that amount could rise to $40 billion if Anthropic meets certain performance targets, Bloomberg reports.
Key facts
- Google will invest at least $10 billion in Anthropic, and that amount could rise to $40 billion if Anthropic meets certain performance targets, Bloomberg reports
- The investment follows Amazon’s $5 billion initial investment in Anthropic a few days ago; the Amazon deal also leaves the door open to further investment based on performance
- These investments are meant to help close the gap between demand and supply of compute for Claude Code and its ilk — This is not the first time Anthropic has received investment from Google, even though Google is ostensibly competing with Anthropic over AI models
Summary
The investment follows Amazon’s $5 billion initial investment in Anthropic a few days ago; the Amazon deal also leaves the door open to further investment based on performance. Anthropic has seen rapid growth in the use of its Claude models and related products, such as Claude Code, which promises to significantly increase the speed and efficiency with which companies or individuals can develop software. (The reality varies from big improvements to setbacks, depending on the nature of the project and company, how Claude Code is used, and many other factors.
The result has been a dramatic increase in demand for Anthropic’s services, leading to outages and other problems.