Given that cloud giants and other tech companies are currently scrambling to obtain AI compute capacity, CoreWeave has enough leverage to impose this kind of arrangement. If the company is forced to move to a pay-as-you-go model without multiyear customer commitments, its revenue would become much less predictable.

Cloud computing firm CoreWeave has plans to acquire AI developer platform Weights & Biases as it seeks to bolster its infrastructure offerings in the fast-expanding AI sector. The deal, which is expected to close in the first half of 2025, cost CoreWeave $1.7 billion, according to a report by The Information.

Nvidia-backed CoreWeave said on Tuesday that it is acquiring AI developer platform Weights & Biases as the company seeks to extend its cloud platform ahead of its IPO. The deal will combine CoreWeave's infrastructure and managed cloud services with Weights & Biases' platform,