Overview

• Announced in a joint statement, the plan targets a worldwide data‑center buildout totaling 10 gigawatts to power future OpenAI models.
• The companies say they will co‑optimize OpenAI’s software and model roadmaps with Nvidia’s hardware and software, integrating ties with Microsoft, Oracle and SoftBank.
• According to reporting, the first 1‑gigawatt phase is expected in the second half of 2026 on Nvidia’s new Vera Rubin platform, with an initial $10 billion disbursement upon that milestone.
• Nvidia shares rose about 4% following the news, lifting its market value to nearly $4.5 trillion, according to market data cited in coverage.
• The buildout envisions deploying millions of Nvidia GPUs across sites worldwide, a scale that raises major power and cooling demands equivalent to roughly 10 large nuclear plants, per the reports.