Anthropic exploring Microsoft’s custom AI chips to reduce dependence on Nvidia: Report
Follow UsAI startup Anthropic is reportedly in talks with Microsoft to use the tech giant's custom AI chips.
This move could help Anthropic reduce its heavy dependence on Nvidia hardware for AI computing.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently admitted that the company has had 'difficulties with compute.'
AI startup Anthropic is reportedly in talks with Microsoft to use the tech giant’s custom AI chips. This move could help Anthropic reduce its heavy dependence on Nvidia hardware for AI computing. According to a CNBC report, the deal would mean Microsoft supplying its Maia AI chips to Anthropic. While the talks are ongoing, the two companies have not yet finalised any agreement.
SurveyIf the deal happens, it would be an important step for Microsoft as it tries to compete with cloud rivals Amazon and Google in the growing AI chip market. Both Amazon and Google already offer their own AI chips to customers.
Microsoft introduced its second-generation Maia AI chip, called the Maia 200, earlier this year. However, the company has not yet made the chip widely available through its Azure cloud platform. Microsoft previously said the Maia 200 processor would be used to run OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 model.
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The discussions with Anthropic come at a time when the AI company is facing rising demand for computing power. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently admitted that the company has had ‘difficulties with compute.’
Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant and Claude Code programming tool have become increasingly popular this year, leading to a rise in infrastructure needs.
The company has traditionally relied heavily on Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) for training and running its AI models. But now, Anthropic appears to be expanding its partnerships to secure more computing resources and reduce costs.
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Earlier this year, Anthropic announced plans to use Amazon Web Services’ custom Trainium chips under a long-term agreement reportedly worth more than $100 billion over 10 years. The company has also said it would use Google’s tensor processing unit (TPU) chips.
Meanwhile, Anthropic continues to spend heavily on computing power. Just this week, SpaceX revealed that Anthropic will pay $1.25 billion per month through May 2029 for computing capacity.
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