According to five people familiar with the situation of the two companies, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has become a heavy user of Anthropic's artificial intelligence products. The scale has made it one of Anthropic's largest customers. At some point this year, Meta internally estimated that the annual spending on the Anthropic artificial intelligence model could reach up to $10 billion, two people familiar with the matter said that they were unwilling to publicly discuss internal information. This expenditure will make up the bulk of Anthropic's annual revenue; the startup estimated in July that it would surpass $65 billion in annual revenue.

According to five people familiar with the situation of the two companies, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has become a heavy user of Anthropic's artificial intelligence products. The scale has made it one of Anthropic's largest customers. At some point this year, Meta internally estimated that the annual spending on the Anthropic artificial intelligence model could reach up to $10 billion, two people familiar with the matter said that they were unwilling to publicly discuss internal information. This expenditure will make up the bulk of Anthropic's annual revenue; the startup estimated in July that it would surpass $65 billion in annual revenue.