Market Chatter: Meta Internally Projected $10 Billion Annual Spend on Anthropic AI Models

10:58 AM EDT, 08/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms (META) at one point this year internally projected it could spend up to $10 billion annually on Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic's AI models, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the companies. Meta's business would have formed a significant portion of Anthropic's annual revenue, which the company estimated in July would pass $65 billion, the report said. Meta didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.) Price: 570.66, Change: -5.49, Percent Change: -0.95