OpenAI pledges to buy Google AI chips in its first move away from depending solely on Nvidia

Date:
Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:20:00 +0000

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OpenAI plans to purchase Google's TPUs as it diversifies computing resources, develops custom chips, and responds to rising AI infrastructure costs.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips as computing demand rises Google's TPUs are attracting customers
seeking alternatives to Nvidia's GPUs OpenAI plans to deploy its custom-designed AI chip before 2027 OpenAI plans to purchase artificial intelligence chips from Google as the ChatGPT developer expands its computing resources beyond its established reliance on Nvidia processors.

According to The Information , the proposed purchase involves Google's tensor processing units (TPUs), although financial terms, quantities, and delivery schedules remain undisclosed. The reported agreement follows growing demand for AI computing infrastructure, with technology companies seeking additional processors to support increasingly expensive model training and deployment. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: Google attracts OpenAI as AI chip demand increases Google's TPUs have attracted customers seeking alternatives to Nvidia's GPUs , which remain widely used for training and operating artificial intelligence models.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has expanded commercial sales of its processors, allowing selected external customers to obtain chips previously used mainly within Google's own computing infrastructure. You may like Nvidia could invest $250bn in OpenAI's 10Gw Ohio data center OpenAI lifts the lid on its in-house Jalapeo chip - with benchmarks claiming it beats Nvidia's GB300 'The next generation of AI will require a diverse range of compute': Oracle deal means Google TPUs are coming to a rival cloud for the first time

OpenAI already ranks among Nvidia's major customers, purchasing GPUs for developing and running its AI systems, including the models that power
ChatGPT and other services.

However, the reported Google purchase indicates that OpenAI intends to obtain computing capacity from another supplier rather than depend exclusively on Nvidia's hardware. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners
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In 2025, OpenAI started renting Google's AI chips to support its products, indicating that the relationship predates the latest purchasing plans.

The proposed transaction also follows OpenAI's recent announcement that its advanced AI models would become available through Google Cloud, adding
another commercial connection between the competing companies.

Despite competing in AI development and other technology markets, Google and OpenAI have increasingly entered arrangements involving computing resources and access to their respective products. What to read next Microsoft's Maia 300 swaps raw compute for a 2.5x memory bandwidth gain as it moves to make in-house silicon its main AI engine while claiming a 40% efficiency bump could going the Google route be the pin that pops the Nvidia AI bubble?
Amazon is buying 2 million Nvidia GPUs for AWS data center expansion Google
is launching its AI chips into space Project Suncatcher MVP sports four TPUs and will be delivered by a SpaceX rocket OpenAI develops custom chips alongside external purchases OpenAI has also pursued its own processor development programme, announcing in June 2026 that it had designed an AI
chip with semiconductor company Broadcom.

The company said it intended to deploy that processor before the end of 2026, forming part of a multi-generation effort to develop specialised computing hardware.

The custom chip programme, alongside purchases from Nvidia and the reported Google deal, indicates that OpenAI is pursuing several sources of computing capacity.

Google's growing chip business could benefit from this demand, particularly
as Alphabet seeks commercial returns from its substantial investments in AI infrastructure.

Alphabet's finance chief, Anat Ashkenazi, previously said the company
expected to recognise a small portion of revenue from TPU sales agreements by the end of 2026.

She added that most revenue associated with those agreements was expected to be recognised during 2027, suggesting that the financial contribution would develop over time.

Alphabet, Amazon , and Microsoft are collectively expected to spend as much
as $600 billion on AI infrastructure during 2026, according to the report.

Such expenditure has attracted investor scrutiny, with questions emerging about when investments in computing capacity will generate sufficient financial returns. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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