AI Startup Reflection Signs Over $1 Billion Computing Deal With Nebius
Synopsis
Reflection has secured over $1 billion in computing capacity from Nebius, including Nvidia’s latest AI chips, following its June computing agreement with SpaceX.
Key Highlights
- Reflection has agreed to a computing contract with Nebius valued at over $1 billion.
- It gives access to Nvidia’s newest chips for AI.
- The deal comes after Reflection in June 2023 signed a computing agreement with SpaceX.
The AI startup Reflection has clinched an agreement with Nebius worth over $1 billion for computing capacity, including access to Nvidia’s latest chips, a deal hit amidst a furious battle among AI companies worldwide vying for the essential infrastructure necessary to build advanced models.
The deal comes on the heels of Reflection’s agreement with SpaceX in June for computing capacity, which media reports estimated would cost around $150 million a month through 2029.
AI Companies Compete for Computing Power
Because of the growing demand to train and run AI models, but how this is rarely serviced by an accelerating volume of new data centres, more and more AI startups are getting contracts for long-term computing capacity.
As more companies look to be able to utilize some form of AI in the operation, it has created a greater competition for computing infrastructure, which will lead in turn require larger processing power.
Reflection Is Strictly About Open Source AI Models
Founded by two ex-Google DeepMind researchers, Reflection creates open-source AI models to compete with products from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Open-source models are less costly to implement and more flexible than closed-weight tools. These models have gained vested interest as companies search for alternative ways to cut down costs of AI usage.
The additional computing capacity will enable the company to train its frontier AI models at scale, Reflection said.
Source: Reuters
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