AMD will invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic as part of a partnership where Anthropic deploys AMD's Instinct MI450 GPUs for AI infrastructure. The companies also plan a multi-year engineering collaboration using Anthropic's Claude model.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">AMD says it's going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company's computing power, according to <a href="https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1292/amd-and-anthropic-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-up-to-2-gigawatts-of-amd-instinct-mi450-series-gpus">an announcement on Wednesday</a>. As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker's new Helios rack-scale system, as reported <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amd-and-anthropic-sign-major-chips-and-investment-deal-4adfdc45">earlier by <em>The Wall Street Journal</em></a>.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The companies plan to deploy the first gigawatt in the first half of 2027, building upon recent data center deals Anthropic has reached <a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/935229/spacex-anthropic-ipo-ai-capacity-deal-colossus">with SpaceX</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961722/anthropic-signs-20-year-lease-agreement-for-an-ai-data-center-in-kentucky">TeraWulf</a>. Anthropic has also signed AI infrastructure deals <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/907810/anthropic-has-signed-a-big-ai-infrastructure-deal-with-google-and-broadcom">with Google, Broadcom</a>, and <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-amazon-compute">Amazon</a>, with <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/967281/meta-reportedly-considers-leasing-computing-power-to-anthropic">rumors suggesting</a> that it coul …</p>
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# AMD commits up to $5 billion to Anthropic
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AMD says it’s going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company’s computing power, according to[an announcement on Wednesday](https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1292/amd-and-anthropic-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-up-to-2-gigawatts-of-amd-instinct-mi450-series-gpus)\. As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker’s new Helios rack\-scale system, as reported[earlier by*The Wall Street Journal*](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amd-and-anthropic-sign-major-chips-and-investment-deal-4adfdc45)\.
The companies plan to deploy the first gigawatt in the first half of 2027, building upon recent data center deals Anthropic has reached[with SpaceX](https://www.theverge.com/science/935229/spacex-anthropic-ipo-ai-capacity-deal-colossus)and[TeraWulf](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961722/anthropic-signs-20-year-lease-agreement-for-an-ai-data-center-in-kentucky)\. Anthropic has also signed AI infrastructure deals[with Google, Broadcom](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/907810/anthropic-has-signed-a-big-ai-infrastructure-deal-with-google-and-broadcom), and[Amazon](https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-amazon-compute), with[rumors suggesting](https://www.theverge.com/tech/967281/meta-reportedly-considers-leasing-computing-power-to-anthropic)that it could reach an agreement with Meta as well\.
AMD and Anthropic will also launch a “multi\-year engineering collaboration,” where AMD will use Anthropic’s Claude across its software development, engineering, and product development\. “By partnering with AMD across the stack, we are securing the capacity we need and optimizing it for training and serving Claude,” Tom Brown, Anthropic cofounder and chief compute officer, says in the press release\.
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AMD and Anthropic signed a deal for tens of billions of dollars' worth of AI servers, with Anthropic purchasing up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's Instinct MI450 chips and AMD investing up to $5 billion in Anthropic.
Anthropic and AMD have agreed on a deal worth tens of billions of dollars: Anthropic will buy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's AI chips, and AMD will invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic.
Microsoft is in talks to supply its custom Maia 200 AI chips to Anthropic following a $5 billion investment, as Anthropic seeks to address its growing compute needs amid rising popularity of its Claude assistant and Claude Code tool.
Anthropic commits $10 million CAD to fund beneficial and responsible AI research in Canada, partnering with leading institutes including Amii, Mila, and Vector Institute.
Amazon invests an additional $5B in Anthropic, bringing its total to $13B, while Anthropic commits to spend $100B on AWS over 10 years for up to 5 GW of compute to train and run Claude.