Anthropic in Talks to Buy Developer Tools Startup Used by OpenAI, Google

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Anthropic is in advanced talks to acquire developer tools startup Stainless for at least $300M, adding to its infrastructure play amid AI agent proliferation.

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<p>Anthropic is in advanced talks to acquire developer tools startup Stainless for at least $300 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.</p> <p>The four-year-old Stainless sells software to model makers including Anthropic, OpenAI and Google that helps developers, non-technical people and AI agents more quickly access AI models. Such software has been in particular demand as AI agents&mdash;such as Claude Code and OpenClaw&mdash;become a more popular way to automate tasks.</p>