Anthropic has signed a $35 billion cloud computing deal with Lambda, a company backed by Nvidia. ^[1] Since the beginning of 2026, Anthropic has signed computing agreements totaling at least $135 billion. ^[2] Lambda will supply Nvidia chips for the new Texas data center. ^[3] Under the terms of the agreement, Lambda will hold the lease for the data center. ^[4] According to an AFP count, the only published contracts for Anthropic exceed $130 billion in total value, while the company's valuation approaches $1 trillion ahead of a potential autumn IPO. ^[5] Anthropic also signed a separate contract worth approximately $45 billion over six weeks with the British company Nscale, also supported by Nvidia, for a site in West Virginia. ^[6] Anthropic recently agreed to invest $45 billion to lease capacity from Nscale in West Virginia and signed cloud service agreements worth $50 billion with Fluidstack Ltd. and $45 billion with SpaceX. ^[7] Hut 8 is developing the data center in Nueces County, Texas, as part of the project, while Nvidia will serve as the lessee of the facility. ^[8] The Wall Street Journal previously reported on the deal, noting that Nvidia would be the lessee of the Texas data center. ^[9]