OpenAI Meets Key AI Computing Capacity Goal Ahead of Schedule

OpenAI has met a key milestone for securing AI capacity in the US several years ahead of schedule, boosting the startup’s ambitious plans for data center expansion.

The ChatGPT creator has signed contracts for 10 gigawatts of artificial intelligence computing capacity, it said in a blog post on Wednesday. The company had originally aimed to reach that goal by 2029.

Stargate was unveiled in January 2025 as a $500 billion venture among OpenAI, Oracle Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. But more recently the project has morphed into a catchall brand for all of OpenAI’s data center plans.

OpenAI has ...