{"data":{"id":2446,"lang":"en","title":"Akamai Signs $11.6 Billion Cloud Deal With Anthropic, Its Largest Ever","summary":"Akamai's $11.6 billion, seven-year cloud deal with Anthropic is its largest contract ever and could grow to $20 billion.","category":"ai","category_label":"AI","published_at":"2026-09-27T02:01:22Z","updated_at":"2026-09-27T02:01:22Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2446-akamai-signs-11-6-billion-cloud-deal-with-anthropic-its-largest-ever","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2446?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2446.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1333934328.jpg","word_count":201,"reading_time_minutes":2,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/anthropic-to-pay-akamai-11-6-billion-over-seven-years-in-cloud-deal/","domain":"techcrunch.com"},{"url":"https://www.akamai.com/newsroom/press-release/akamai-announces-11-6-billion-multi-year-agreement-with-anthropic-to-support-growing-demand","domain":"akamai.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2519,"title":"Akamai podepsal s Anthropicem cloudovou smlouvu za 11,6 miliardy dolarů, svou dosud největší","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2519-akamai-podepsal-s-anthropicem-cloudovou-smlouvu-za-11-6-miliardy-dolaru-svou","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2519?lang=cs"},"content":"Akamai announced a seven-year, $11.6 billion cloud infrastructure agreement with Anthropic on September 25 — the largest contract in the company's history and more than six times the size of a $1.8 billion deal reported in May. The agreement could grow to roughly $20 billion if Anthropic keeps expanding its commitments, and covers general-purpose CPU capacity rather than specialized AI chips, reflecting rising demand for the compute that runs AI agents.\n\nAs part of the deal, Akamai issued Anthropic a warrant for nonvoting preferred stock convertible into about 7.7 million shares, up to 5% of Akamai's outstanding stock, at $111.33 a share. Roughly 2% vests once Anthropic makes its first payment, with more unlocking for every additional $3 billion in spending. Akamai plans about $5.5 billion in capital spending to build the capacity, expects no revenue from the deal in 2026, $150-300 million in 2027, and around $1.7 billion annually by the end of 2028. Akamai shares jumped as much as 17% in after-hours trading on the news.\n\nThe agreement underscores how AI labs are locking in massive, multi-year infrastructure commitments — often paired with equity stakes for the supplier — to secure compute capacity as demand from AI agents and models keeps accelerating."}}