OpenAI Plans Direct Purchase of Google TPUs to Reduce Nvidia Reliance

28 Oct 2026, 10:42 am · 3h ago · 1 min read · Analytics India Magazine

OpenAI plans to directly purchase AI chips from Google to diversify compute infrastructure and reduce reliance on Nvidia, according to a report by The Information. The move aims to boost OpenAI's model training and inference capacity while significantly expanding Google's Tensor Processing Unit business. OpenAI had previously begun renting TPUs via Google Cloud and is hiring engineers to optimize frontier models for Google's hardware. The deal deepens commercial collaboration between the rivals, following OpenAI's recent decision to make its flagship models accessible through Google Cloud. Financial terms remain undisclosed.