Amazon and AI startup Anthropic have significantly expanded their partnership, with Anthropic committing over $100 billion to Amazon’s cloud technologies over the next decade. | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic

Amazon said ‌on Monday that Anthropic will ​spend more ⁠than $100 billion over the next 10 years on its ‌cloud technologies, deepening their relationship ‌as the AI startup ‌rushes ⁠to secure capacity ⁠to bolster its models.

Amazon will also invest $5 billion ​in Anthropic ‌now, and an additional $20 billion in the future, subject to certain commercial ‌milestones. This is ​in addition to the $8 billion Amazon has ⁠previously invested in the company.

Anthropic is aiming ‌to pull ahead in the AI race with a slew of model releases focusing on coding ‌and design, while Amazon seeks ​customers for its custom silicon chips ⁠built for artificial intelligence training ⁠and inference.

Amazon shares rose around 2.5% ‌in extended trading.

Published on April 21, 2026