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What changedAnthropic spent $9bn on AI infrastructure in the first half of 2026, compared with $7.3bn across all of 2025, City AM reports. The figures put a sharper price tag on the computing behind the company’s rapid growth: half a year’s spending exceeded the previous full-year total.
City AM also reports that around $72bn of Anthropic’s $80.7bn first-half net loss came from non-cash accounting adjustments linked to convertible debt and other financing instruments. That distinction matters when interpreting the headline loss, though it does not make the reported loss disappear.
The numbers come from Anthropic’s IPO prospectus, as described by City AM. The infrastructure comparison is the fresh operational detail: investors are being asked to weigh a fast-growing AI business against an infrastructure bill that is climbing just as quickly.
Sources and evidence- Anthropic reveals $80bn loss as AI giant files for blockbuster IPO – City AM: City AM reports that Anthropic spent $9bn on AI infrastructure in the first half of 2026, versus $7.3bn across 2025, and that about $72bn of its $80.7bn first-half net loss reflected non-cash accounting adjustments linked to convertible debt and other financing instruments.
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