OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce $100B Partnership to Deploy 10 Gigawatts of AI Compute

OpenAI and NVIDIA announced a landmark strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems to power OpenAI’s next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure. This deployment will involve millions of NVIDIA GPUs across multiple AI data centers, enabling OpenAI to train and run advanced AI models on the path towards superintelligence.

To support this initiative, NVIDIA intends to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI progressively as each gigawatt of compute is deployed. The first gigawatt of NVIDIA systems is scheduled for deployment in the second half of 2026, based on NVIDIA's Vera Rubin platform. This represents what NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang described as "the next leap forward—deploying 10 gigawatts to power the next era of intelligence."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasized that compute infrastructure will be the foundation for the future economy, stating that this partnership will accelerate new AI breakthroughs and empower people and businesses at scale. OpenAI President Greg Brockman highlighted the deep history and collaboration with NVIDIA, noting that their combined efforts have already enabled AI systems used by hundreds of millions globally. Together, they plan to co-optimize their software and hardware to push the frontier of intelligence further.

This strategic partnership not only complements existing collaborations with other technology leaders such as Microsoft, Oracle, and SoftBank but also represents the biggest AI infrastructure deployment in history. The power required to run such extensive NVIDIA systems is comparable to the energy consumption of over 8 million U.S. households. The scale and ambition highlight the rapid growth and critical importance of AI capabilities in the global tech landscape.

In summary, the OpenAI and NVIDIA partnership marks a milestone investment and deployment that is set to revolutionize AI infrastructure, enabling the development and scaling of advanced AI models and applications that will benefit a wide spectrum of users worldwide.

References:

• NVIDIA News: OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Deploy 10 Gigawatts of NVIDIA Systemsnvidianews.nvidia

• NVIDIA Blog: NVIDIA, OpenAI Announce ‘the Biggest AI Infrastructure Deployment in History’blogs.nvidia

• CNN Business: Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAIcnn

• OpenAI Announcement: OpenAI and NVIDIA announce strategic partnershipopenai

• Reuters: Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAIreuters

• CNBC: Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as part of data center buildoutcnbc