Anthropic Signs $1.8 Billion AI Cloud Deal with Akamai to Accelerate Claude Model Training
In 2026, Anthropic announced a $1.8 billion AI cloud agreement with Akamai to enhance Claude model training and inference using Akamai's global infrastructure. The partnership is expected to improve Claude's performance and competitiveness against GPT and Gemini, with YZ Index v6 evaluation highlighting strengths in execution, stability, and availability.