Anthropic buys $30 billion of Azure cloud capability - and nets $15 billion investment from Microsoft and Nvidia in return

• Anthropic commits to $30 billion Azure compute capacity for future Claude deployments
• The deal includes an optional expansion reaching up to one gigawatt of infrastructure capacity
• Future models will train using Nvidia Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems

Anthropic has agreed to purchase $30 billion worth of compute capacity on Microsoft Azure as part of an expanded strategic partnership involving Microsoft and Nvidia.

The agreement includes the option to secure additional capacity reaching up to one gigawatt for future models, which will rely on Nvidia Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems.

The arrangement places Anthropic’s Claude models in a position to scale across infrastructure operated through Azure, while also allowing corporate clients to select Claude within Microsoft’s enterprise platforms.