Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Perplexity Signs $750M AI Cloud Deal With Microsoft
Perplexity, a company that makes AI tools, has made a big deal with Microsoft.
They will use Microsoft's cloud computers to run different AI programs.
This deal is worth $750 million and will last for three years.
Perplexity will use Microsoft's cloud service along with their current one from Amazon.
Amazon has sued Perplexity before because of a feature that helps people shop automatically.
Both companies have not said much about this new deal yet.
AI startup Perplexity has signed a $750 million deal with Microsoft to use Azure cloud services.
The three-year agreement allows Perplexity to run AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.
Perplexity will use Microsoft's Foundry program for these AI models.
Perplexity has not shifted spending from Amazon Web Services as part of this deal.
Amazon previously sued Perplexity over a shopping feature that allegedly accessed customer accounts.
- Who
- AI startup Perplexity and Microsoft
- What
- Signed a $750 million AI cloud deal
- When
- Reported on Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Not specified, but involves Microsoft's Azure cloud service
- Why
- To run a range of AI models through Microsoft's Foundry program
- Companies Involved
- Perplexity, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Amazon
- Deal Value
- $750 million
- Duration
- 3 years
- Cloud Service
- Microsoft Azure
- Program
- Microsoft's Foundry program
- Main Cloud Provider
- Amazon Web Services
- Legal Issue
- Amazon sued Perplexity over shopping feature
