The company said the feature works through a new command-line interface tool, now in beta, which connects Spotify with external coding agents such as OpenAI’s Codex, Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenClaw.

Users can generate private audio briefings or podcast-style content from notes, schedules, articles and other personal material, then listen to them inside the Spotify app.

Spotify also explained that the podcasts will remain private and do not appear for other users on the platform.

“People are already starting to use their agents to create personal audio that guides their day: from summaries of class notes before an exam to briefings of what’s on their calendar. And they’re asking for a way to listen to it on Spotify, where they already listen to everything else,” the company said in a blog post.

The tool lets users create different types of audio content depending on what they need. Someone preparing for work can generate a short morning briefing with meeting reminders, weather updates and podcast suggestions for their commute.

A student studying philosophy could also create weekly audio lessons based on saved notes, articles and research material.

Users who already work with coding agents on desktop can install the beta tool through its GitHub page. After signing into Spotify through a browser, they can write prompts describing the kind of podcast they want and ask the agent to save it directly to their Spotify account.

For example, a user could request an audio session explaining the history of the World Cup, including major players, host countries and details about this year’s tournament. The system then creates the podcast and adds it to the user’s library with a Spotify link for playback.

The company further noted that the feature is available to eligible Free and Premium users globally, although limits may apply during the testing period.

Spotify plans to continue adjusting the personal podcasts experience as it receives feedback from listeners and expands the beta programme.

Now among the world’s most valuable private technology firms, the company confirmed the round on Thursday, saying investors including D. E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ and MGX co-led the deal. 

Microsoft and Nvidia also took part, adding to their existing investments. Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and Coatue Management were among the lead backers in what the company described as its Series G round. 

Other investors included Founders Fund, Qatar Investment Authority, Accel, General Catalyst and Jane Street.

With this latest raise, Anthropic’s total funding since it was founded now exceeds $57 billion. The Series G deal ranks among the largest private technology financings on record, second only to OpenAI’s $40 billion raise in 2025.

Anthropic said its annualised revenue has reached $14 billion. Its coding-focused product, Claude Code, accounts for more than $2.5 billion of that figure. The company said revenue from Claude Code has more than doubled since the start of 2026.

Business demand is growing. Subscriptions to Claude Code from companies have quadrupled this year. Enterprise clients now generate more than half of the product’s revenue, according to the company.

Anthropic has built much of its strategy around tools for developers and office workers. Its Claude Cowork agent carries out computer-based tasks for white-collar staff. 

The release of plugins for the agent unsettled parts of the software market, as investors weighed the possible impact of automation on traditional software providers.

The funding places Anthropic closer to its main competitor, OpenAI. In January OpenAI was in talks with SoftBank Group to raise as much as $30 billion more, in a deal that could value the company at about $830 billion.

Microsoft and Nvidia have now backed both companies, strengthening their positions as key suppliers of computing power to the artificial intelligence sector. Anthropic also counts Google and Amazon among its earlier supporters.

On regulation, Anthropic has taken a different line from many technology firms. The company has pledged $20 million to support U.S. political candidates who favour stronger oversight of artificial intelligence.

Earlier on Thursday, the company said: “The companies building AI have a responsibility to help ensure the technology serves the public good, not just their own interests.”

Chief executive Dario Amodei repeated that position at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026, where he said artificial intelligence companies must ensure their technology benefits society as a whole.

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is also increasing its stake in Anthropic to about $1 billion, Reuters reported earlier this week.

The company’s growth is being driven by surging enterprise adoption and a portfolio of cost-efficient AI models.

According to internal projections cited by two people familiar with the company’s financial outlook, Anthropic aims to close 2025 with an annualised revenue run rate of $9 billion, up from $5 billion in August and $7 billion this month. 

Per Reuters, management is targeting a base case of $20 billion, with an upper target of $26 billion for 2026, trusting in sustained enterprise demand.

The San Francisco-based company confirmed that revenue growth is accelerating but declined to comment on future targets. Anthropic and many other businesses are embedding generative AI tools into their operations, even though the sustainability of industry-wide investment levels is being questioned.

A key contributor to this growth is Anthropic’s enterprise product line, which now serves over 300,000 business and corporate users, a segment that contributes roughly 80% of total revenue. 

Its Claude Code product, a coding assistant introduced earlier this year, has already achieved a $1 billion annualised run rate, showing the appetite for automation tools that improve developer productivity.

In a move to reach more cost-sensitive clients, Anthropic recently launched Claude Haiku 4.5, the latest version of its smallest AI model. The model is priced at about one-third the cost of Sonnet 4, making it attractive for companies seeking high performance without steep infrastructure costs. 

Haiku 4.5 is optimised for low-latency applications, rapid prototyping, and multi-agent systems, core needs for businesses deploying AI at scale.

This expansion boosts Anthropic as one of OpenAI’s closest competitors. OpenAI’s annualised revenue exceeded $13 billion in August, with projections of reaching $20 billion by year-end, largely powered by ChatGPT’s 800 million weekly active users.

Investor enthusiasm has kept pace with Anthropic’s financial course. In a Series F funding round led by ICONIQ, the company raised $13 billion, pushing its valuation to $183 billion, a jump from $61.5 billion just six months earlier. 

Major backers include Google’s parent Alphabet and Amazon, both of which have strategic partnerships with the company.

Anthropic is also looking beyond the U.S. In August, the firm announced plans to offer its Claude model to the U.S. government for $1, a symbolic gesture signalling its commitment to public sector collaboration. 

The company also revealed plans to open an office in Bengaluru, India, in 2026, its first in Asia and second-largest market after the U.S. To support this expansion, Anthropic intends to triple its international workforce and grow its applied AI team fivefold this year.