Anthropic builds custom AI chips for Claude as revenue triples

Anthropic wants its own chips. The company behind Claude is in early discussions with Samsung to design a custom AI processor, a move that would put it in the same lane as OpenAI, Meta, and Google, all of which have pursued their own silicon strategies in recent years. Anthropic’s revenue climbed above $30 billion in 2026, up from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. What Anthropic is actually building, and what it isn’t To be clear about what’s happening here: no chip exists yet. There is no dedicated design team, no finalized architecture, and no production agreement with Samsung. What Anthropic has done is open a conversation with Samsung about leveraging the company’s 2-nanometer manufacturing process for a potential custom chip. The specifics, including what the chip would actually do and which Claude workloads it would target, remain undecided. Designing an advanced AI chip costs approximately $500 million, which is not a number most companies casually commit to. Anthropic has spent years working with a range of hardware partners, including Google TPUs, Amazon’s custom chips, and Nvidia’s processors. Why every major AI lab wants to own its own silicon OpenAI has pursued cus...