Anthropic commits $200 billion to Google Cloud over five years

THE DECODER / 5/6/2026

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Anthropic has reportedly pledged to spend about $200 billion on Google Cloud over the next five years, representing more than 40% of Google’s cloud backlog.
The Information frames this alongside OpenAI, saying both AI-focused, currently money-losing startups make up roughly half of the $2 trillion in committed cloud revenue across major hyperscalers.
The move underscores how AI demand is reshaping large-scale cloud commitments from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle.
Whether projected 20x–30x revenue growth by 2029 will justify the massive commitments is still uncertain.
The article highlights the financial risk and strategic stakes for cloud providers heavily dependent on AI customers.

According to a report by The Information, Anthropic has committed to spending roughly $200 billion on Google Cloud over the next five years - more than 40 percent of Google's entire cloud backlog. Together with OpenAI, the two money-losing startups account for roughly half of the $2 trillion in committed cloud revenue at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle. Whether the 20- to 30-fold revenue growth both companies are projecting by 2029 will justify these numbers remains an open question.

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