Meta and Microsoft Reportedly Cut Back Employee Use of Anthropic's Claude
Meta's Claude Code users reportedly fell from 60,000 to 30,000 as its internal tool MetaCode passed 30,000 users, while Microsoft pushed Copilot over Claude.
Meta and Microsoft are reportedly reducing employee use of Anthropic's Claude in favor of their own internal AI tools, according to techradar.com. Meta reportedly halved the number of workers using Claude Code from 60,000 earlier this year to 30,000, while its internal alternative, MetaCode, has passed 30,000 users.
Microsoft reportedly asked workers to use Copilot over Claude and to limit their Claude usage. The company's internal Claude spending was estimated to be on course for at least $1 billion this year.
Meta also imposed token limits, spending controls and other monitoring on internal AI usage, the report said.
Anthropic Flags Revenue Risk
In an IPO prospectus, Anthropic warned that it may experience material revenue losses or business disruptions attributable to these events.
Earlier this year, 60,000 Meta workers were using Claude Code, per the report. Anthropic was deemed a national security supply chain risk by the US Department of Defense in recent months, and is slated to go public for a reported valuation of over $2 trillion, according to Reuters.
Quick answers
How many Meta workers reportedly used Claude Code?
The number reportedly fell from 60,000 earlier this year to 30,000, while Meta's internal MetaCode tool passed 30,000 users.
What did Microsoft reportedly ask employees to do?
Microsoft reportedly asked workers to use Copilot over Claude and to limit their Claude usage, with internal Claude spending estimated to be on course for at least $1 billion this year.
What did Anthropic warn about in its IPO prospectus?
Anthropic warned it may experience material revenue losses or business disruptions attributable to these events.