xAI opens Colossus 1 supercomputer to Anthropic to boost Claude capacity

Techub News, according to CryptoBriefing, xAI has reached an agreement with Anthropic to grant the latter access to the Colossus 1 supercomputer for enhancing the service capabilities of the Claude series of models. The agreement allows Anthropic to utilize over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs (including H100, H200, and next-generation GB200 accelerators) to address the growing demand for Claude Pro and Claude Max subscription services. This collaboration reflects the intense competition for computing resources among leading AI labs, while Anthropic has also expressed interest in collaborating with xAI to develop orbital AI computing capabilities.