Anthropic Models Now Available Through Microsoft Enterprise Services as Subprocessor
Key Takeaways
- ▸Anthropic is now a Microsoft subprocessor, enabling integration of Claude models into Microsoft's enterprise AI platform with data protection safeguards
- ▸Enterprise customers gain choice between multiple AI models while maintaining Microsoft's security, compliance, and copyright protection standards
- ▸Regional restrictions apply with EU/EFTA and UK markets having Anthropic models disabled by default due to data boundary commitments
Summary
Anthropic has been onboarded as a Microsoft subprocessor, making its AI models available across Microsoft's enterprise platform including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps. The partnership provides enterprise-grade security commitments, including Microsoft's Customer Copyright Commitment and compliance safeguards through the Microsoft Data Protection Addendum. Anthropic models will be enabled by default for most commercial cloud customers outside the EU/EFTA and UK regions, with full availability expected by the end of March 2026. Additionally, preview models with data retention capabilities will be available under separate commercial terms, allowing organizations to opt into advanced features with enhanced controls.
- Preview models with enhanced capabilities available under separate terms with opt-in controls for administrators
