Anthropic reported net loss of over $80bn in first half of 2026

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Anthropic logged a net loss of more than $80 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $13 billion a year earlier, according to a report. The loss was driven by $72 billion in accounting charges. The figures underline the huge costs of running and financing frontier AI labs, even as demand for their models grows. Anthropic is also in talks with cloud provider Nscale over a second multibillion-dollar computing deal that could be worth about $45 billion.

Why it matters：AI labs' steep losses and huge computing deals raise questions about how the AI boom will be financed.

Key points

  • Loss rose from $13bn a year earlier
  • Accounting charges totaled $72bn
  • Anthropic is in talks on a $45bn Nscale deal

Sources (original reporting)

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