Meta and Microsoft reportedly cut internal use of Anthropic's Claude for in-house coding tools
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Meta and Microsoft are reportedly reducing employees' internal use of Anthropic's Claude as they shift toward their own coding tools, according to a Hacker News report.
Microsoft reportedly cut monthly AI spending limits for employees from $100,000 to about $10,000 and told staff to use tools such as GitHub Copilot. Meta's Claude Code users reportedly fell from about 60,000 to 30,000 as it moves to its in-house MetaCode and Muse Code.
The source says customer access to Claude through Microsoft's platforms continues; the cuts concern internal employee use, not external customers. A separate report from The Algorithmic Bridge says Meta had spent heavily on Claude, with projected yearly spending of $10 billion, and then released its own Muse Spark model, which it says is on par with Claude Opus 4.6 on a benchmark. These figures come from the reports and have not been confirmed by the companies.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 9, 11:55 AM ET
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- Oct 9, 11:25 AM ET · 1 articleMeta's AI comeback follows heavy Anthropic Claude spending and a new Muse Spark modelThe Algorithmic Bridge: Meta's AI comeback follows heavy Anthropic Claude spending and a new Muse Spark model
- Oct 7, 2:49 PM ET · 1 articleMeta and Microsoft reduce employee usage of Anthropic's Claude AI in favor of in-house coding toolsHacker News · AI (150+ points): Meta and Microsoft cut employee use of Claude as they shift to in-house coding tools
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- The Algorithmic BridgeMeta's AI comeback follows heavy Anthropic Claude spending and a new Muse Spark model
AIMeta spent heavily on Anthropic's Claude models, with internal use reaching up to 60,000 employees and a projected $10 billion yearly spend, according to The Algorithmic Bridge. The author says Meta then released Muse Spark, which scored 52 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence benchmark, on par with Claude Opus 4.6.
- Hacker News · AI (150+ points)Meta and Microsoft cut employee use of Claude as they shift to in-house coding tools
AIMicrosoft has reportedly cut monthly AI spending limits for employees from $100,000 to about $10,000 and told staff to use tools such as GitHub Copilot. Meta's Claude Code users reportedly fell from about 60,000 to 30,000 as it shifts to its own MetaCode and Muse Code. The source says customer access to Claude through Microsoft's platforms continues.
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