Meta becomes first big tech buyer of Google TPUs for Its own data centers
Meta is set to purchase Google’s TPUs — and not as cloud rentals, but as physical hardware installed directly into Meta’s data centers starting in 2027. This makes Meta the first major company to adopt Google’s chips at the infrastructure level.
Earlier this year, Google signed major TPU cloud deals with Anthropic and Ilya Sutskever’s SSI, and there were even reports that OpenAI considered shifting fully to TPUs. But those were cloud-based agreements. Meta’s move is different: it’s ownership, not tenancy.
For Google,
Meta is set to purchase Google’s TPUs — and not as cloud rentals, but as physical hardware installed directly into Meta’s data centers starting in 2027. This makes Meta the first major company to adopt Google’s chips at the infrastructure level.
Earlier this year, Google signed major TPU cloud deals with Anthropic and Ilya Sutskever’s SSI, and there were even reports that OpenAI considered shifting fully to TPUs. But those were cloud-based agreements. Meta’s move is different: it’s ownership, not tenancy.
For Google,
