Google Signs Massive $920 Million USD Monthly xAI Data Center Deal With SpaceX

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SpaceX has secured a monumental agreement to lease AI compute capacity to Google for $920 million USD per month over a 32-month period

Google will utilize approximately 110,000 Nvidia graphics processing units and related hardware components housed within SpaceX data centers

The strategic infrastructure deal comes just ahead of SpaceX’s highly anticipated initial public offering

Google has officially entered into a massive infrastructure agreement with SpaceX to rent AI compute capacity at a rate of $920 million USD per month. According to recent regulatory filings, the 32-month deal allows Google to leverage xAI data centers to fulfill the soaring infrastructure demands of its enterprise-focused artificial intelligence platform, Gemini Enterprise.

Under the terms of the agreement, which spans from October 2026 through June 2029, Google will secure access to approximately 110,000 Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) alongside central processors and memory components in a $30 billion USD AI deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. A Google Cloud spokesperson confirmed the lease serves as crucial bridge capacity to accommodate higher-than-expected enterprise customer volume. The contract includes strict performance clauses, giving Google the right to terminate the deal immediately if SpaceX fails to deliver the committed GPU allocation by September 30, 2026.

The arrangement highlights a significant shift for SpaceX following its February merger with Elon Musk’s xAI, which valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion USD. As SpaceX prepares for its upcoming IPO at a targeted valuation of over $1.75 trillion USD, the tech firm is actively monetizing the massive infrastructure originally established for its own Grok workflows. This transaction represents a reversal of roles from a previous 2021 cloud pact, where Google supplied computing and networking resources to support SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet services.

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