Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to 'cut off' Anthropic
Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can. After users on X implied that Musk could wake up one day and simply boot the AI lab from SpaceX's servers as a way to kneecap a rival, Musk replied with glowing praise for the AI lab.
Key Takeaways
- He said that such a trick was "not my style.
" "I was clearly wrong about Anthropic," Musk wrote on Thursday, referring to his September 2025 post on X in which he said, "Winning was never in the set of possible outcomes for Anthropic.
- (Musk's xAI merged with SpaceX in February.
Musk insists that this wasn't a dangerous decision by Anthropic and that he's full of admiration for the rival.
- He also noted that Tesla opened its Supercharger network and charging port design to competitors.
"SpaceX launches competing satellite systems with no increase in price or use of unfair terms.
- Not only does Anthropic pay handsomely, but also SpaceX's engineers may learn how to build for, and support, Anthropic's rapidly growing AI , just like Amazon's engineers do .
- As for tomorrow, and as the three-year contract ages, who knows?
Stats & Key Facts
- #With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can.
- #With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can.
- #As of July 2026, Anthropic is one of SpaceX's largest customers.
Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can. Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models?
After users on X implied that Musk could wake up one day and simply boot the AI lab from SpaceX's servers as a way to kneecap a rival, Musk replied with glowing praise for the AI lab. He said that such a trick was "not my style. " "I was clearly wrong about Anthropic," Musk wrote on Thursday, referring to his September 2025 post on X in which he said, "Winning was never in the set of possible outcomes for Anthropic.
" Of course, even at that time, Anthropic could already be considered a winner; the company was reported to have the biggest AI market share with enterprises . It seems those anti-Anthropic days are behind Musk - and not just on X. As of July 2026, Anthropic is one of SpaceX's largest customers.
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