OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease high-performance GPUs from Nvidia, rather than purchase them outright, as part of its plan to build out custom AI data centers over the next several years. That’s according to a report published September 23 by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1584492&xcust=tomshardware_us_7270616290256424038&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fopenai-megadeal-nvidia-discusses-new-business-model-chip-leasing&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fopenai-may-lease-nvidia-gpus-instead-of-buying-them” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-megadeal-nvidia-discusses-new-business-model-chip-leasing” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” rel=”sponsored noopener” data-hl-processed=”skimlinks” data-placeholder-url=”https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1584492&xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fopenai-megadeal-nvidia-discusses-new-business-model-chip-leasing&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fopenai-may-lease-nvidia-gpus-instead-of-buying-them” data-google-interstitial=”false” data-merchant-name=”theinformation.com” data-merchant-network=”SkimLinks”>The Information, which cites multiple people familiar with negotiations between the two companies.
The proposed leasing deal, which is reportedly still under discussion and subject to change, would represent a shift in how AI infrastructure is financed….
