Microsoft is on track to pay Anthropic more than $2 billion annually to power Copilot, even as it increasingly switches to OpenAI models to cut costs and improve margins. Full story:Read original on X
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Microsoft on track to pay Anthropic over $2 billion a year
The bill shows how expensive renting outside models has become, even as Microsoft shifts more of Copilot to cheaper alternatives to protect margins.
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Microsoft on track to pay Anthropic over $2 billion a year
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Microsoft on track to pay Anthropic over $2 billion a year
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Microsoft to pay Anthropic over $2 billion a year for Copilot
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