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Anthropic API volume up ~17x YoY; Q1 annualized growth run-rate of 80x per year
“Year-over-year API volume is up nearly 17x on the cloud... This is the first year we've grown faster than the exponential. In the first quarter of this year, we saw if you were to annualize it, 80x growth per year.”
Why it matters
Specific growth figures from the company itself indicate API inference demand is compounding faster than the underlying model capability curve, implying continued upside for compute suppliers (Amazon, Google) backing Anthropic.
Investment implication
Anthropic is private, but its compute commitments flow to AWS (AMZN) and Google Cloud (GOOGL), both of which are investors; accelerating API volume supports hyperscaler AI capex theses.