# Anthropic PBC has signed a $1.8 billion computing deal with cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. The deal is to meet surging demand for its artificial intelligence software, according to people familiar with the matter.

*genai · news · 2026-05-08 · The Boston Globe*

## Key points

- Anthropic signed a $1.8 billion, seven-year cloud computing deal with Akamai Technologies.
- The Akamai contract is the largest in Akamai's history and signals its expansion into computing.
- Anthropic experienced 80x growth in annualized revenue and usage in Q1 of this year.
- Anthropic also uses Google and SpaceX for chips and cloud services alongside Akamai.

**Companies:** Alphabet Inc., Akamai Technologies Inc., SpaceX, Anthropic PBC
**Countries:** United States

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