OpenAI → Google: amount not disclosed chips & hardware
OpenAI wants to buy Google TPUs. According to The Information, OpenAI plans to purchase (not just rent) Google TPUs; no contract confirmed.
- Date
- Oct 28, 2026
- Paid by
OpenAI- Received by
Google- Type
- Chips & hardware
- Amount
- amount not disclosed
- Status
- reported
- Note
- TPU purchase, volumes unknown
Sources
Press coverage
- Oct 21, 2026 Yahoo Finance OpenAI brings its frontier models to rival Google Cloud
All deals between OpenAI and Google
- Jun 27, 2025 OpenAI → Google · OpenAI starts using Google Cloud and TPUs n/a
- Oct 28, 2026 OpenAI → Google · OpenAI wants to buy Google TPUs n/a
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