Anthropic signs $35 billion Texas data center deal with Lambda
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Anthropic has signed a $35 billion cloud computing deal with Lambda, an Nvidia-backed cloud provider, for a data center in Nueces County, Texas. The facility, developed by Hut 8, will provide roughly 350 megawatts of capacity for Anthropic's AI models. The deal follows a $45 billion contract with Nscale for a West Virginia data center announced last week.
Key Facts
- Anthropic signed a $35 billion deal with Lambda for cloud computing capacity.
- The data center is located in Nueces County, Texas, with roughly 350 megawatts of capacity.
- Hut 8, a former crypto mining company, is developing the facility.
- Nvidia holds the lease for the data center, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- Anthropic announced a $45 billion contract with Nscale for a West Virginia data center last week.
The Lambda Deal
Anthropic has signed a $35 billion cloud computing deal with Lambda, an Nvidia-backed cloud provider. The data center is being built in Nueces County, Texas, with roughly 350 megawatts of capacity. Hut 8, a former crypto mining company, is developing the facility. Nvidia itself holds the lease for the data center, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Infrastructure Expansion
The deal is part of a massive infrastructure push by Anthropic ahead of its planned IPO. Just last week, the company announced a $45 billion contract with Nscale for a data center in West Virginia. The added capacity is meant to keep up with growing demand for its AI model Claude and its coding tool Claude Code. The West Virginia facility will have 460 megawatts of capacity and use Nvidia's new Vera Rubin chips.
Nvidia's Role
Lambda is one of the companies in which Nvidia has invested. Lambda will install chips purchased from Nvidia in the new data center. Nvidia agreed with Hut 8 a few weeks ago to secure the facility's power and lease the data center. Lambda will use this infrastructure to provide computing services to Anthropic.
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Anthropic signs $35 billion Texas data center deal with Lambda