Microsoft will pay to use the AI Office 365 applications of Anthropic, Information Reports, citing two sources. This decision means that anthropic technology will help fuel new Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint features alongside Openai, marking the end of Microsoft’s previous appeal only on the Chatppt manufacturer for its productivity suite.
Microsoft’s decision to diversify its partnerships on AI comes in the middle of a growing gap with Openai, which continued its own infrastructure projects as well as a LinkedIn potential competitor.
Microsoft’s anthropogenic agreement also takes place while the company is negotiating a new agreement with OPENAI to guarantee access to its AI models after a waiting for -profit restructuring. But information indicates that this decision is not a negotiation tactic. Microsoft’s leaders believe that the latest models of Anthropic – Claude Sonnet 4, in particular – work better than OpenAi in certain functions, such as the creation of aesthetically pleasant PowerPoint presentations.
Meanwhile, Openai also seeks to get out of the influence of Microsoft. Last week, Openai launched a Jobs platform to face LinkedIn from Microsoft; And the Financial Times reported that Optai should begin mass production On its first AI chips in partnership with Broadcom in 2026.
Techcrunch contacted Microsoft and Anthropic to comment.
