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OpenAI Signs $38 Billion, Seven-Year AWS Deal for Nvidia AI Compute

The agreement ends Microsoft’s cloud exclusivity for OpenAI, signaling a deliberate shift to a multi‑cloud strategy.

Overview

  • AWS will provide access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GB200 and GB300 GPUs, with OpenAI beginning to use AWS immediately.
  • All purchased capacity is targeted to be in place before the end of 2026, with options to expand usage into 2027 and beyond.
  • Amazon shares rose roughly 4%–5% to record highs after the announcement, reflecting renewed confidence in AWS’s AI pipeline.
  • Coverage indicates AWS will build or expand data centers for OpenAI workloads and that Nvidia hardware remains the core stack over in‑house alternatives.
  • The pact joins a reported 2025 infrastructure spree exceeding $1 trillion across multiple vendors, prompting scrutiny over costs, power demand and deployment risk.