Anthropic's chip debt now costs over 10% from Blackstone, up from 8.5% four months ago
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-21
Per Axios, Anthropic is now offering Blackstone more than 10% on chip debt versus 8.5% just 4 months ago, while similarly rated public borrowers pay about 7%. Every month of delay means borrowing at worse terms.
Most of Anthropic's $518B core compute plan must be paid whether or not the capacity gets used, so the company needs secure, long-term funding locked in.
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