Nscale in talks with Anthropic over roughly $45B compute deal
10/20/2026 — 10/20, 04:16·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- Nscale is reportedly in talks with Anthropic on a second deal worth about $45 billion that would provide 460MW of compute at its West Virgin…
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On October 20, 2026, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the negotiations, that AI cloud computing firm Nscale Ltd. was in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic PBC in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion. According to the report, the negotiations were still underway and no final agreement had been reached.
A later account from Techmeme, drawing on the same Bloomberg reporting, added further details: the arrangement would be a second deal between Nscale and Anthropic, valued at roughly $45 billion, and would deliver 460MW of computing power at Nscale's West Virginia campus using Vera Rubin chips. Techmeme likewise noted that the deal remained under negotiation and had not been finalized.
That is where the public record currently stands. The deal size, location, chip type and capacity figures all come from unnamed sources; neither company has confirmed the talks, and the materials provide no further information on whether an agreement will be reached or what its final terms might be.
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Latest turnBloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that AI cloud provider Nscale is in talks with Anthropic on a second deal worth roughly $45 billion, delivering 460MW of computing power at its West Virginia campus using Vera Rubin chips. The agreement is still under negotiation and not final.
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Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that AI cloud provider Nscale is in talks with Anthropic on a second deal worth roughly $45 billion, delivering 460MW of computing power at its West Virginia campus using Vera Rubin chips. The agreement is still under negotiation and not final.
TechmemeAI score 66AI cloud computing firm Nscale Ltd. is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the negotiations.
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