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Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

AnnouncementFundingSep 25, 2026

Anthropic will spend $11.6 billion over seven years on Akamai's cloud infrastructure, Akamai announced Thursday, making it the largest deal in the company's history. Akamai also issued Anthropic a warrant for up to about 5% of its stock, tied to additional spending. Akamai expects revenue from the deal to begin in 2027, reaching roughly $1.7 billion annually by the end of 2028, Bloomberg reported.

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