Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
Anthropic will pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years for cloud infrastructure, Akamai's largest contract.
Anthropic agreed to spend $11.6 billion over seven years on Akamai cloud infrastructure, more than six times a $1.8 billion deal reported in May. The commitment depends on delivery and availability terms, and either side can exit under certain conditions. Akamai expects no revenue this year, $150-300 million in 2027, and about a $1.7 billion annual pace by late 2028, while spending roughly $5.5 billion on capacity. A warrant could give Anthropic up to about 5 percent of Akamai, and further spend could lift the commitment toward $20 billion.
- Deal is $11.6 billion over seven years, Akamai's largest cloud contract.
- No 2026 revenue; $150-300 million in 2027; about $1.7 billion pace by late 2028.
- Warrant covers up to 7.7 million shares, about 5 percent of Akamai.
- Each added $3 billion of spend unlocks roughly another 1 percent equity.
- Vendors
- Akamai
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nthropic has committed $11. 6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic spends more.
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