Anthropic signs $11.6 billion cloud agreement with Akamai

Published Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 8:07 PM EDT

Anthropic has signed an $11.6 billion agreement to buy Akamai cloud services over seven years, Reuters reported. The AI company also secured an option to acquire a stake of up to 5% in Akamai. The agreement gives Anthropic another source of computing capacity. Akamai shares rose more than 17% in after-hours trading following the news. The equity stake is an option, rather than a completed purchase.

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