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Key Takeaways
- Google is reportedly in talks with Anthropic for a cloud computing deal worth tens of billions of dollars.
- OpenAI rival Anthropic recently raised $13 billion, giving it a valuation of $183 billion.
Google could soon be closing in on a cloud computing deal with AI startup Anthropic worth tens of billions of dollars.
The proposal under consideration would allow OpenAI rival and Claude chatbot maker Anthropic access to Google’s tensor processing units, which are chips designed to speed up machine learning workloads, Bloomberg reported.
Anthropic and Alphabet did not respond to Investopedia’s requests for comment in time for publication.
Why This News Is Significant
The reported talks between Anthropic and Google highlight the competition and deals needed to power AI. This potential expansion in the partnership with Claude creator Anthropic could help further Google’s role in the AI cloud infrastructure market against Amazon, Microsoft, and other rivals.
The talks are in the early stages and details could change, the report noted.
Last month, Anthropic announced it had raised $13 billion in funding from a large group of investors, giving it a valuation of $183 billion. It said the money will expand its capacity to “meet growing enterprise demand, deepen our safety research, and support international expansion as we continue building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.”
Shares of Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) were up about 1% in recent trading. They’ve added roughly a third of their value in 2025 so far.
