Posted May 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM UTCRExternal LinkAnthropic is in talks to use Microsoft’s AI chips too.Apparently, that SpaceX $15 billion per year megadeal isn’t even enough capacity for Claude, as The Information reports Anthropic is in early talks to rent Azure servers with Microsoft’s chips, and that “Anthropic has been steadily increasing its Azure usage.”Like OpenAI, Microsoft’s arrangement with Anthropic runs hot and cold, but its Maia 200 chips are designed to help run existing models like Claude, even if they aren’t as fast at helping to train new ones.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard Lawler
Anthropic is in talks to use Microsoft’s AI chips too.
Apparently, that SpaceX $15 billion per year megadeal isn’t even enough capacity for Claude, as The Information reports Anthropic is in early talks to rent Azure servers with Microsoft’s chips, and that “Anthropic has been steadily increasing its Azure usage.” Like OpenAI, Microsoft’s arrangement with Anthropic runs hot and cold, but its Maia 200 chips are designed to help run existing models like Claude, even if they aren’t as fast at helping to train new ones. [Link: Anthropic Is in Talks to Use Microsoft’s AI Chips | https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-talks-use-microsofts-ai-chips? | The Information]
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