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Nscale and Anthropic Discuss Second US$45 Billion Compute Deal

Nscale and Anthropic are discussing a second US$45 billion cloud agreement, separate from existing commitments disclosed in Nscale’s filings.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

London, 20 October 2026 – Nscale Limited and Anthropic PBC are reported to be in talks over a second cloud-computing agreement worth about US$45 billion. The proposed transaction would be separate from Anthropic service agreements already disclosed in Nscale’s initial-public-offering filings, which provide for aggregate payments of up to approximately US$44.6 billion. Neither side has announced a completed second contract.

For Asian semiconductor, data-centre and power investors, the negotiations signal continued demand for advanced artificial-intelligence infrastructure, but they should not be counted as contracted revenue. A transaction of this scale would require chips, networking, power and cooling across a long buildout period. The commercial opportunity is substantial, while financing, delivery and customer-concentration risks remain equally large.

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