Anthropic Signs Exclusive Deal for SpaceX Colossus 1 Data Center — 220K GPUs, 300MW
Deal Scope
Anthropic on May 6 announced it has signed a deal with SpaceX to use all compute capacity at Colossus 1, the Memphis, Tennessee data center built by the recently merged SpaceX-xAI. Access to more than 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs including H100, H200, and next-generation GB200 accelerators across 300 megawatts of capacity will be available within the month.
Immediate Impact on Claude Services
Anthropic said the deal directly improves capacity for paid Claude subscribers. Specific changes: Claude Code five-hour rate limits double for all paid tiers; peak-hour rate reductions are eliminated for Pro and Max plans; and Claude Opus API rate limits are raised considerably.
Musk's Unusual Green Light
Elon Musk, whose SpaceX-xAI merger closed earlier this year, approved the lease after meeting with Anthropic senior staff. The sign-off is notable given Musk had claimed in February that Anthropic hates Western Civilization.
Orbital Data Centers on the Table
The agreement also notes that Anthropic has expressed interest in partnering with SpaceX to develop multiple gigawatts of compute capacity in space, leaving open a potentially transformative long-term infrastructure play. Full details at the Anthropic announcement.
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Anthropic signed a deal with SpaceX to take all compute at Colossus 1 in Memphis — over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs and 300 megawatts. Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers saw their five-hour rate limits doubled immediately.
xAI is providing Anthropic with full access to Colossus 1, an AI supercomputer with 220,000+ NVIDIA GPUs. The deal immediately doubles Claude Code rate limits across all paid plans and removes peak-hour throttling for Pro and Max subscribers.
Anthropic said on April 6, 2026 that it secured multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity from Google and Broadcom starting in 2027. The deal pairs infrastructure scale with surging demand, as run-rate revenue has passed $30 billion and million-dollar customers have doubled since February.
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