Meta Sells $145 Billion AI Compute to Enterprises as It Launches Business Agents

2 articles · Updated · marketscale.com · Aug 2

Meta is preparing to sell excess AI computing capacity to enterprise customers, opening a second revenue stream from infrastructure that until now mainly supported its advertising business.
The move follows Meta’s decision to lift the high end of 2026 capital spending to $145 billion and raise $25 billion in bonds, as investors press for clearer returns on its AI build-out.
CNBC reported Meta is weighing two offerings—raw compute or access to AI models hosted in its data centers—putting it into direct competition with AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
At Meta Conversations 2026, the company also introduced Business Agents for WhatsApp and Instagram Direct that can handle customer chats, inventory checks, lead qualification and checkout inside the apps.
The twin push broadens Meta beyond ads into enterprise infrastructure and workflow tools, though cloud services typically carry lower margins and heavier operational demands than digital advertising.

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