Google has finalized a significant deal with SpaceX, agreeing to pay $920 million per month from October 2026 to June 2029 for data-center capacity. This partnership aims to bolster SpaceX's artificial intelligence operations ahead of its initial public offering (IPO). The agreement includes the utilization of at least 110,000 Nvidia chips.

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Google to Pay SpaceX Nearly $1 Billion a Month in Cloud-Computing Deal

The deal gives SpaceX a new stream of revenue for its artificial-intelligence business ahead of IPO

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The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy Booster lifts off creating sound waves. A SpaceX test flight last month in Starbase, Texas.Steve Nesius/Reuters

Google has agreed to rent data-center capacity from SpaceX, expanding the rocket company’s artificial-intelligence business ahead of its initial public offering.

Google will pay SpaceX $920 million a month from October 2026 to June 2029 in a deal that includes the computing capacity of at least 110,000 Nvidia chips, according to a SpaceX securities filing on Friday.

Google to Pay SpaceX Nearly $1 Billion a Month in Cloud-Computing Deal

Google to Pay SpaceX Nearly $1 Billion a Month in Cloud-Computing Deal

The deal gives SpaceX a new stream of revenue for its artificial-intelligence business ahead of IPO

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