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Anthropic-SpaceX Compute Partnership and AI Scaling
Anthropic signed a major deal with SpaceX to access Colossus 1 datacenters, gaining access to over 300 MW of compute capacity and removing rate limits on Claude Code. The partnership signals a détente between Musk and Anthropic while accelerating AI infrastructure race.
Sources
- SpaceX backs Anthropic with data centre deal amidst Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit
- Anthropic says it signed a deal with SpaceX to use "all of the compute capacity" at Colossus 1, giving it access to over 300 MW of new capacity within the month (Axios)
- Claude hitches ride on SpaceX's datacenter capacity
- SpaceX signs an agreement with Anthropic to provide access to Colossus 1, and says Anthropic expressed interest in partnering for orbital compute capacity (xAI)
- Anthropic says it is doubling Claude Code's five-hour rate limits for paid plans and removing Claude Code's peak hours limit reduction for Pro and Max plans (Anthropic)
- Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird