By Craig Hale
Publication Date: 2026-10-06 13:10:00
- Meta halved its number of Claude seats while pushing MetaCode adoption
- Microsoft also reportedly asked workers to use Copilot over Claude
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There seems to be an ongoing shift away from Claude happening in Big Tech, but the reasons behind why two major companies are looking to reduce Claude expenditure aren’t so clear.
Cost could be one of the biggest factors, with Microsoft‘s internal Claude spending estimated to have been on course for at least $1 billion this year, per The Information.
With both Microsoft and Meta having their own internal AI systems, it makes sense for them both to use their own tools for less cash.
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Microsoft had already asked employees to limit their Claude usage and spend more time with Copilot and other Microsoft tools, The Information shared, while Meta has reportedly halved the number of its workers using Claude Code from 60,000 earlier this year to just 30,000. At the same…
