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Anthropic to Pay SpaceX Nearly $45 Billion for Computing Deal
Anthropic will pay SpaceX nearly $45 billion over three years, $1.25 billion monthly until May 2029, for compute resources at SpaceX's Colossus 1 and a second data center.
What: Anthropic committed to a $45 billion compute deal with SpaceX over three years, paying $1.25 billion per month until May 2029. This expands an earlier agreement for 300 megawatts of capacity at SpaceX's "Colossus 1" data center in Memphis, now including a second facility.
Why it matters: This massive, long-term compute procurement highlights the immense, almost unfathomable infrastructure costs and power requirements driving advanced AI development, and indicates a strategic partnership between two major players in their respective fields.
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Anthropic has agreed to pay SpaceX nearly $45 billion over the next three years for compute resources. It will pay $1.25 billion per month until May 2029, with either party being able to end the agreement with 90 days' notice. The companies had earlier this month inked a deal that gave Anthropic 300 megawatts of computing capacity from a large SpaceX data center in Memphis known as Colossus 1. This partnership has expanded to include capacity at a second SpaceX data center.
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