Google Pledges $40B to Anthropic, Secures Multibillion-Dollar Nvidia Deal with Startup
Google Cloud signed a multibillion-dollar deal to equip Thinking Machines Lab with Nvidia GB300 chips and cloud services, elevating TML to the same infrastructure tier as Anthropic and Meta. Google will invest up to $40 billion in AI startup Anthropic, with $10 billion upfront and $30 billion contingent on performance milestones.
1. Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Deal with Thinking Machines Lab
Google Cloud has entered a multibillion-dollar agreement to supply Thinking Machines Lab with Nvidia’s latest GB300 chips and cloud computing services, positioning TML alongside Anthropic and Meta in its premier infrastructure tier. The deal, unveiled at Google Cloud Next, strengthens Google’s hardware partnerships and supports TML’s open-world AI model development.
2. $40 Billion Anthropic Investment
Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in AI startup Anthropic, committing $10 billion immediately and reserving $30 billion for the achievement of performance milestones. This expanded alliance will see Anthropic leverage custom Google chips and cloud services to scale its AI operations and accelerate model deployment.