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Anthropic is paying SpaceX $1.25 billion a month
SpaceX and Anthropic have a major compute power deal valued at $1.25 billion a month, utilizing SpaceX's Colossus data centers for AI growth.
TL;DR
- SpaceX's contract with Anthropic for compute power is valued at $1.25 billion per month, extending through May 2029.
- Anthropic will use SpaceX's Colossus and Colossus 2 data centers for its AI operations.
- The deal is expected to generate over $40 billion for SpaceX.
- SpaceX is incurring high costs for GPUs and cloud services, contributing to substantial AI operational losses.
- SpaceX plans to manufacture its own GPUs to reduce costs and potentially compete with Nvidia.
- SpaceX also has a partnership with Google Cloud for its Starlink subsidiary.