Nscale and Anthropic in talks for $45 billion AI cloud deal

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Nvidia-backed cloud provider Nscale is in talks with Anthropic for a new $45 billion AI cloud deal, a source said, which would provide the AI developer with large-scale computing capacity as it prepares for a stock market listing.

Why it matters：Multi-billion-dollar compute deals show how access to data centres, not just models, is becoming the decisive competitive factor in AI.

Key points

  • The deal under discussion is valued at $45 billion
  • Nscale is backed by Nvidia
  • Anthropic is preparing for a stock market listing

Sources (original reporting)

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