Anthropic, Nscale reportedly discuss $45B computing deal

Anthropic and Nscale discuss capacity agreement

Anthropic and Nscale are reportedly in talks over a roughly $45 billion agreement to provide AI computing capacity for a second facility at Nscale’s Monarch campus in West Virginia, according to Bloomberg reporting summarized by WebProNews. People familiar with the negotiations said the discussions were still underway and details could change; a signing was described as possible within days, but no completed transaction was confirmed in the supplied evidence.

Proposed facility is still under negotiation

The proposed site would be a 460-megawatt building using Nvidia Vera Rubin chips. The reported value refers to a potential computing-capacity deal, not a disclosed cash purchase already completed or received. No supported terms identify a cash payer or recipient, or establish that assets or shares had already transferred between the companies.

The talks reportedly follow a similar agreement reached in August. Both the proposed $45 billion transaction and its technical details remained subject to negotiation, so they should not be treated as finalized capacity, guaranteed revenue or a signed commercial commitment.

Reporting leaves commercial terms unresolved

The available coverage does not provide a confirmed contract, closing date, payment schedule or allocation of responsibilities beyond the reported scope of computing capacity. The dollar figure also does not establish multi-billion-dollar annual spending; the evidence describes an approximate, multi-year or overall capacity figure without a supported annual revenue floor.

The proposal came while Nscale and Anthropic were pursuing initial public offerings, but the supplied reports do not establish a causal relationship between those plans and the negotiations.

Separate wealth-sharing report

Separately, CryptoSlate reported proposed equity-sharing plans involving Elon Musk and Anthropic that could potentially reach $110.5 billion. That report said future returns, Anthropic’s valuation and delivery of both pledges remained uncertain. The supplied evidence does not establish how the plans would be funded, whether any equity had transferred, or whether Anthropic had received cash.