Google Announces Plan to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic

Alphabet (GOOGL.O) will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, deepening its cooperation with the AI firm and rival in the global rivalry.

Google has committed $10 billion in cash at a $350 billion valuation to expand processing capacity. The company plans to invest an additional $30 billion if performance criteria are met.

Amazon (AMZN.O) recently announced a $25 billion investment in the business, which has differentiated itself in the AI market by focusing model training on coding.

Anthropic’s Claude Code tool has acquired significant momentum among developers.

The company’s annual run-rate sales reached $30 billion this month, up from $9 billion at the end of 2025.

The startup raised $30 billion in a funding round in February, valuing it at $380 billion post-money. It has received offers from venture capital firms worth up to $800 billion, according to media sources.

HUNT FOR COMPUTING POWER

Anthropic has recently expanded its processing power to meet high demand for its Claude AI models.

Earlier this month, it secured multi-year partnerships with chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO.O) and cloud infrastructure business CoreWeave (CRWV.O). Additionally, it plans to secure approximately 1 gigawatt of capacity via Amazon’s chips by year-end.

Last year, Anthropic announced plans to invest $50 billion in data centers in the US to ensure infrastructure for model deployment and train.

Earlier this year, a succession of plugin releases for ⁠Anthropic’s ​Cowork agent prompted a violent selloff in global software markets. Investors considered the disruptive potential of sophisticated AI tools.