Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Goes All-In on 'Awesome' Anthropic With $300 Million Spend, Hails Coding Agen

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) CEO Marc Benioff disclosed plans to spend roughly $300 million on Anthropic's AI this year, primarily for coding, calling the AI startup "a rocket ship that will not stop."

Benioff Backs Anthropic

Speaking on the All-In Podcast, Benioff said coding agents have unlocked capabilities that were previously out of reach, including faster software deployment, AI-driven outbound prospecting and the ability to implement and sell products at the same time.

"I can do things that I just could not do before. I can go faster than ever before. I can implement my software and sell it at the same time. I've never been able to do that before."

Benioff was clear in his praise, saying, "These coding agents are awesome. Anthropic is awesome."

From SaaSpocalypse To $300M Opportunity

Salesforce has also launched Headless 360, an API-first platform with 60+ MCP tools designed to give AI agents, including Claude Code, direct access to its enterprise stack. "I am going to probably use $300 million of Anthropic this year at Salesforce coding," Benioff said.

Anthropic is expected to go public later this year.

What's Going On With CRM Stock?

Salesforce has a market capitalization of $141.94 billion, a 52-week high of $292.17 and a 52-week low of $163.52.

The large-cap stock of the technology company has dropped 40.41% over the past 12 months.

Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings indicate that CRM stock is experiencing a negative price trend across all time frames.

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