Anthropic in early talks to buy DRAM-less AI inference chips from UK startup — Fractile's SRAM architecture reduces need for pricey memory during extreme pricing and shortage crunch

Anthropic is reportedly in early talks to buy AI inference chips from UK startup Fractile.

Fractile is developing SRAM-based, DRAM-light chips aimed at reducing memory bottlenecks and serving costs.

The startup is not expected to be commercially ready until around 2027, so the talks would not affect Anthropic’s near-term capacity.

The discussions fit Anthropic’s broader push to diversify hardware beyond Nvidia, Google, and Amazon.