Market2026-08-13

Anthropic is in talks to buy Decart AI for roughly $6 billion, which would be its largest known acquisition, according to people described as familiar with the matter. Decart sells software that makes AI chips run more efficiently, cutting the cost of training and running models. The stated aim is to let Anthropic's existing computing capacity handle more demand, and no deal has been confirmed.

What changed

No prior Anthropic acquisition of this scale has been reported.

  • about $6 billion purchase price

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