Archive · 15 Jan 2026
OpenAI to buy 750 MW from Cerebras in $10B deal
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is buying a lot of computing power from a chip company called Cerebras.
This deal is worth $10 billion and will help OpenAI make its AI chatbot faster and smarter.
Cerebras will build special data centers with its own chips to provide this power.
OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, is an early investor in Cerebras.
Both companies are planning to go public soon.
Some people are worried that the AI industry might be growing too fast, like the dotcom bubble before it burst.
OpenAI will purchase 750 MW of computing power from Cerebras over three years.
The deal is worth over $10 billion and focuses on inference and reasoning models.
Cerebras will build or lease data centers with its wafer-scale engines for OpenAI.
OpenAI aims to use this power to make its AI products, like ChatGPT, faster.
Cerebras is preparing for an IPO, and OpenAI is also planning its own IPO.
- Who
- OpenAI and Cerebras
- What
- OpenAI is purchasing 750 MW of computing power from Cerebras
- When
- The deal will span three years, with capacity coming online through 2028
- Where
- The data centers will be built or leased by Cerebras
- Why
- To enhance AI response speed and meet growing demand
- Companies Involved
- OpenAI and Cerebras
- Deal Value
- $10 billion
- Computing Power
- 750 megawatts
- Duration
- Three years
- Focus
- Inference and reasoning models
- Cerebras Product
- Wafer-scale engines
- OpenAI CEO
- Sam Altman
- Cerebras CEO
- Andrew Feldman
