IBM Stock Soars 7% After Strategic Partnership with Anthropic

Shares of IBM jumped nearly 7% in pre-market trading on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, following the announcement of a strategic partnership with AI developer Anthropic to integrate Claude into IBM’s software portfolio. The move positions IBM as a leader in enterprise AI by embedding Anthropic’s advanced language models within its development tools and products. This collaboration follows significant growth in the use of AI-powered tools from clients who have already adopted IBM’s new AI-first IDE, an offering designed for streamlining enterprise software development.