Meta Discusses Leasing AI Data Center Capacity to Anthropic

Meta is in talks to rent computing power from its artificial intelligence data centers to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth as much as $10 billion over two years. Three people with knowledge of the discussions said Anthropic proposed the arrangement in June.

While specifics remain in flux, Anthropic would pay Meta in monthly increments over the two-year period if an agreement is reached, and either party would be permitted to exit early.

Meta is standing up a cloud business to sell excess computing capacity from its data-center buildout, according to reporting by ZeroHedge. The company has said it may build more data centers than it needs based on the number of customers using its AI products.

" SpaceX, which acquired xAI earlier in 2026, has been renting massive amounts of computing capacity from its Memphis data centers to Anthropic, ZeroHedge reported.

That strategy could help xAI generate more than $50 billion in revenue by 2028 and $100 billion by 2030.