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Broadcom Will Lend Anthropic $42 Billion to Lease Its Own AI Chips

📅 Oct 3, 2026

✍️ Aamir Raza

$42 Billion Loan for AI Chips

Broadcom will lend Anthropic up to $42 billion so the AI lab can lease the chips Broadcom helps make.

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Buried in the IPO Filing

The deal was disclosed in Anthropic's IPO prospectus. Reuters reported it on October 1.

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One-Third of a $125.2 Billion Lease

The loan covers about a third of Anthropic's five-year commitment to lease Google TPU capacity.

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One Company, Three Hats

Broadcom co-designs the TPUs with Google, leases the capacity to Anthropic, and now funds the payments.

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Wall Street Smells a Loop

Critics call it 'circular financing' — and even Anthropic's filing flags a conflict of interest.

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