# Anthropic reportedly commits $45 billion for Nscale AI capacity

_Published Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM EDT · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

Anthropic has agreed to spend $45 billion over six years to rent AI cloud computing power from Nscale's flagship West Virginia data-center development, according to Bloomberg sources summarized by Techmeme. The agreement covers about 460 megawatts of power and would use Nvidia Vera Rubin chips. The report characterizes the arrangement as an agreement, but neither company is quoted confirming its terms.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260826/p46#a260826p46)

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Published: 2026-08-26T21:06:55.430Z
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