OpenAI plans to purchase Google AI chips TPU
Tech media outlet The Information reported that OpenAI is planning to purchase Google's artificial intelligence chips, TPUs, a move that will deepen cooperation between the two competitors in the AI field. OpenAI is one of the largest buyers of Nvidia GPUs, while Google began directly selling TPUs to some customers this year; Reuters reported in June 2025 that OpenAI had begun renting Google AI chips. Details such as the financial terms of this purchase have not been disclosed, and neither Google nor OpenAI commented.
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The report disclosed OpenAI's plan to purchase Google TPUs, which offers a window into an alternative path in the AI chip supply landscape beyond Nvidia.
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On October 28, the tech media outlet The Information reported that OpenAI is planning to purchase Google (Google/Alphabet) artificial intelligence chips, a move that will deepen the cooperative relationship between these two competitors in the AI field.
OpenAI is one of the largest buyers of Nvidia (NVDA.US) graphics processing units (GPUs), using them for training AI models and inference computing. Google's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), as an alternative to Nvidia's market-dominant AI chips, is gaining increasing favor among enterprises—companies seeking chip products with better cost-effectiveness and greater suitability for running AI models. Google began directly selling TPUs to some customers this year. Reuters reported in June 2025 that OpenAI had begun renting Google's AI chips.
Currently, tech giants are accelerating investment in data centers and semiconductors to cope with the surge in AI computing demand. Google and OpenAI are in direct competition in AI products and search business, and details such as the financial terms of this procurement plan have not yet been disclosed. Google did not respond to Reuters' request for comment outside normal working hours, while OpenAI declined to comment.
Alphabet, Google's parent company, will release its quarterly earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, with investors focusing on whether its massive AI investments can continue to drive cloud business growth.