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Google pays 8x more per GPU than Anthropic for SpaceX compute

Google is reportedly paying significantly more per GPU for compute resources from SpaceX's Colossus infrastructure compared to Anthropic. While Anthropic is paying $1.25 billion for 220,000 GPUs across two Colossus facilities, Google's $920 million deal for 110,000 GPUs suggests a much higher per-unit cost, potentially eight times more if the Anthropic deal is split evenly. This discrepancy raises questions about Google's negotiation power or the specific terms of their agreement. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the cost of AI infrastructure and negotiation dynamics between major tech players.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a Reddit discussion asking 'why' about a reported pricing discrepancy, not a primary announcement of a deal or pricing.

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/chinanyc ·

    ELI5: why is google paying so much more for spacex compute than anthropic?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Anthropic paying $1.25b for 220k GPUs at Colossus 1 AND X GPUs at Colossus 2.</p> <p>Google paying $920m for 110k GPUs.</p> <p>Even if the $1.25B was just colossus 1, anthropic is paying less than google per GPU. If we assume 20/80 split of Colos…