# Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says the firm will spend nearly 300 million dollars on Anthropic tokens in 2025.

*genai · news · 2026-05-18 · News18*

## Key points

- Salesforce will spend nearly $300 million on Anthropic tokens for AI-powered coding in 2025.
- The company will not hire additional software engineers in 2025, relying more on AI coding agents.
- Salesforce cut around 4,000 customer support roles in September 2025 due to AI-driven efficiencies.
- Despite automation, Salesforce plans to hire 1,000 fresh graduates and up to 2,000 additional sales representatives.

**Companies:** Salesforce
**Countries:** United States

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