Anthropic Reportedly Offers Blackstone 10%+ Yield on $60B Chip Debt
Anthropic is reportedly offering Blackstone a 10%+ yield as it seeks financing for a $60 billion Google TPU debt package, according to the FT.
The Financial Times reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10 percent to help finance its latest chip deal. The report is unconfirmed: Reuters says it was not immediately able to verify it.
What is being claimed
Per the FT, the money is part of a $60 billion debt package to buy Google TPUs. Techmeme summarized the FT's sourcing this way: Blackstone would invest $9 billion in the debt. Zonebourse, also citing the FT, adds that the Blackstone funds would be buying debt backed by five-year lease payments on Anthropic's chips.
The FT frames the yield as a signal. In its words, the offer highlights "the start-up’s willingness to stomach steep borrowing costs to finance expensive AI infrastructure." The report also says high borrowing costs complicate the AI lab's goal of achieving investment-grade status.
What is not known
The available material does not identify the package’s codename. Nothing in the coverage says who finances the other $51 billion, if anyone is lined up. It does not say whether Blackstone has agreed or whether talks are still under way, and the reporting names no specific TPU models or configurations.
The exact yield is also missing. "More than 10 per cent" is the only figure on offer, and it is the FT's, not a term sheet's.
Denials and responses
None of the coverage includes a response from Anthropic or Blackstone, a confirmation or a denial. Zonebourse published its summary on October 17, 2026, at 02:57.
in the reporting. If it holds, a yield above 10% is the price you pay when you need the chips more than you need a cheap rate.
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Meanwhile at the anchor desk
A $60 billion package and a $9 billion check from Blackstone? Darling, even the rumor is dressed for the gala. Double-digit yield, five-year leases, I am simply glowing.
Over 10% yield for Blackstone, with five-year chip lease payments backing the debt. Call me when it closes.
