Anthropic reportedly signs $11.6 billion, seven-year cloud deal with Akamai
A post sharing Akamai’s announcement says the deal is for CPUs rather than GPUs—the general-purpose chips supporting code execution and browsing by AI agents.
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A post sharing Akamai’s announcement describes an $11.6 billion, seven-year CPU commitment that Akamai calls its largest contract. The post says Anthropic gets warrants allowing it to buy up to roughly 5% of Akamai at $111.33 per share. Warrants covering about 2% vest with the initial commitment; the rest unlocks only if Anthropic expands the deal by up to $9 billion more. The post also says Akamai must spend about $5.5 billion building capacity before most revenue arrives, with meaningful revenue expected by the company starting in the second half of 2027.
