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Google Invests $10B, Grants 5 GW for Anthropic’s Mythos Model

4/25/2026

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Google will invest $10 billion in Anthropic at a $350 billion valuation, with up to $30 billion if performance targets are met.
The deal gives Google Cloud 5 gigawatts of computing capacity for Anthropic over five years starting in 2027.
Anthropic launched its Mythos model, its most powerful system, and limited access due to cybersecurity concerns.

History

Historical Context

Google bought DeepMind in January 2014 for £400 million, bolstering its AI research after earlier projects like Google Brain (2011) and the 2013 hire of Geoffrey Hinton. OpenAI, founded in 2015, limited release of its 1.5-billion-parameter GPT-2 in 2018, sparking safety debates. In 2024 Google Cloud pledged $10 billion to Anthropic, extending the pattern of massive corporate AI investment.

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Story summary

Google will invest $10 billion in Anthropic at a $350 billion valuation, with up to $30 billion if performance targets are met.
The deal gives Google Cloud 5 gigawatts of computing capacity for Anthropic over five years starting in 2027.
Anthropic launched its Mythos model, its most powerful system, and limited access due to cybersecurity concerns.

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