Landmark Strategic Partnership Announced
OpenAI and NVIDIA have unveiled a strategic partnership to deploy 10 gigawatts of AI systems, marking a major leap in global AI infrastructure. The agreement will see NVIDIA progressively invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as each gigawatt is deployed.
The first gigawatt of NVIDIA systems is scheduled to come online in the second half of 2026 on NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform, powering next-generation AI models and infrastructure designed to push the frontier of intelligence.
Leaders Highlight Next-Generation AI Ambitions
“NVIDIA and OpenAI have challenged each other for over a decade, from DGX supercomputers to ChatGPT breakthroughs,” said Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO. “This partnership marks the next leap forward—deploying 10 gigawatts to power the future of intelligence.”
Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, emphasized the role of compute: “Compute infrastructure underpins the economy of the future. With NVIDIA, we will drive AI breakthroughs and deliver them at scale for people and businesses worldwide.”
Greg Brockman, OpenAI President, added, “We’ve relied on NVIDIA’s platform since OpenAI’s early days. Deploying 10 gigawatts together will extend AI’s benefits globally and push the boundaries of intelligence.”
Strategic and Technical Collaboration
OpenAI will designate NVIDIA as its preferred compute and networking partner, co-optimizing hardware and software roadmaps to maximize performance and efficiency for OpenAI’s AI models.
This partnership complements OpenAI and NVIDIA’s collaborations with major tech and finance partners, including Microsoft, Oracle, SoftBank, and Stargate, to build some of the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure.
Global Impact and Growth
OpenAI now serves over 700 million weekly active users, spanning global enterprises, small businesses, and developers. This partnership equips OpenAI with the scale and compute power to accelerate progress toward artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity.
Both companies plan to finalize details in the coming weeks, solidifying a decade-long collaboration into the next era of AI advancement.
Stay tuned to Maple Wire for updates on AI infrastructure breakthroughs and OpenAI’s next-generation deployments.
