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Meta Unveils 1GW Prometheus, Plans 5GW Hyperion AI Superclusters

Meta has raised its 2025 capex forecast above $64 billion to bring its first AI mega-cluster online next year ahead of OpenAI and Alphabet.

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Overview

  • Meta confirmed its Prometheus supercluster will deliver 1 GW of computing power and is set to be operational in 2026.
  • The company plans to scale its Hyperion project to 5 GW over the coming years as part of a broader multi-gigawatt AI infrastructure push.
  • Meta has increased its capital expenditure forecast for 2025 to between $64 billion and $72 billion to fund the build-out of its mega-clusters.
  • Through its Superintelligence Labs, Meta has recruited top AI talent including Scale AI’s former CEO Alexandr Wang and leading researchers from OpenAI.
  • Meta is positioning its expansion against OpenAI’s Stargate and Alphabet’s South Carolina centers, raising scrutiny over the environmental and public health impacts of large-scale AI facilities.