Anthropic signs $10 billion compute deal with Volta Infra

The AI firm Anthropic has committed to a six-year, $10 billion agreement with the computing infrastructure startup Volta Infra to secure a dedicated supply of high-performance computing power, according to multiple reports. The deal, announced on August 4, 2026, grants Anthropic access to 133 megawatts of capacity at a data center in Tydal, Norway, which will be operated by the Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer Technologies and equipped with Nvidia’s upcoming Vera Rubin processors.

Volta publicly announced the massive contract but did not name its customer, describing the party only as a leading AI developer. Several major news organizations subsequently reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that Anthropic is the client behind the deal. Representatives for Anthropic, Volta, and Bitdeer have not officially confirmed the customer’s identity, and Anthropic declined to comment on the reports.

The arrangement represents a major strategic move by Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI models, to lock in the immense computing resources required for training and running advanced AI systems. Demand for Claude’s coding assistance, research tools, and enterprise solutions has...