Meta in Talks to Lease Computing Power to Anthropic in Potential $10 Billion Deal
A deal would underline how scarce computing power is for artificial intelligence development, and could create a new business for Meta.
Meta Platforms is in talks to lease computing power to artificial intelligence company Anthropic in a potential deal worth about $10 billion, according to a monitored public feed citing the New York Times Technology.
The reported arrangement would reflect the intense demand for high-powered computing infrastructure needed to train and run advanced AI systems. It could also open a new revenue stream for Meta if the company moves from being primarily a buyer of AI-related capacity to a supplier of it.
The feed summary indicates that the discussions are centered on Meta providing computing power to Anthropic, one of the AI firms competing in a fast-growing sector where access to chips and cloud-scale resources has become a strategic advantage. The possible transaction was described as a large one, with an estimated value of $10 billion.
If completed, the deal would highlight how scarce computing resources remain across the AI industry. Major developers have been seeking access to more servers, processors and other infrastructure to support increasingly demanding model development and deployment. For Meta, such an agreement could diversify how it participates in the AI market beyond its own internal investments and product development.
The report, based on a monitored public feed, does not indicate whether the companies have finalized terms or when any agreement might be announced. It also does not provide additional operational details about the scope, timing or structure of the proposed computing lease.
Source attribution in the feed identifies the story as coming from New York Times Technology. Novexa News has prepared this article from the feed metadata and summary provided.
Source: New York Times Technology - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/technology/meta-anthropic-ai-computing-power.html
