Anthropic and Nscale in talks for second $45bn compute deal
What happened
On 20 October 2026, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Anthropic and AI infrastructure provider Nscale are in talks on another $45bn compute deal. The two companies announced a partnership of the same size just over a month earlier, and the talks are still ongoing, with details subject to change. The report also said both Anthropic and Nscale are pursuing IPOs, and that Nscale's proposed $30bn valuation is meeting investor resistance.
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- TechCrunch · AINscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45B compute deal
If the deal goes through, it would be the latest in a long string of giant compute deals Anthropic has struck over the past year.
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