Akamai Cloud Cleared For $11.6 Billion Anthropic Deal

Anthropic signed a $11.6 Billion, 7 year contract with Akamai Technologies. They have an option to buy up to 5% of Akamai’s stock. Currently, they can buy 2%, but they will receive an additional 3% if the deal raises by $9 Billion. Anthropic has signed almost $517 Billion worth of cloud computing contracts within the first year alone. Their CEO said in December that they could become bankrupt if they miscalculated their revenues.

I am personally affected by this because I use both Opus 5 and Fable 5.1 daily. Both of these models are made by Anthropic, so this affects me too. This is about future revenue, not historical revenue. Even their own CEO said that they might become bankrupt if they incorrectly predict their revenues. But this isn’t a big deal for me since it’s about future revenue, but keep in mind that prices aren’t set in stone.