Anthropic's Compute Targets and $600B ARR Estimate Draw Scrutiny

Anthropic's plan to scale inference compute to 5-6GW by end of 2027 has drawn skepticism, as analysts estimate it would require over $70 million in ARR per megawatt. Its internal $600 billion ARR projection also fuels debate: at a 67% inference gross margin, it would need roughly $200 billion in annual data center costs and about 8GW of dedicated compute—potentially 70% of global capacity.

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