Microsoft cuts Claude spending by more than 33%

Microsoft has reduced its internal spending on Anthropic's Claude by more than 33% from a peak of over $1 billion on an annualized basis. Customer spending on Claude through Microsoft's Copilot tools is rising and roughly offsets the internal cut.

• Microsoft's internal Claude spending fell over 33% from its peak
• Peak annualized spending exceeded $1 billion
• Microsoft customers are increasing their own Claude usage in Copilot
• Payments to Anthropic for customer traffic nearly offset the cut