Google Signs $920 Million Per Month Deal for SpaceX Computing Capacity
The deal shows that even a major cloud provider like Google needs external supercomputing capacity to meet AI demand, following a similar but larger contract between Anthropic and SpaceX announced the month before.
Key Facts
- Google will pay SpaceX $920 million per month for computing capacity under a 32-month contract running from October 2026 to June 2029.
- The deal gives Google access to 110,000 NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, memory, and other components in a SpaceX data center.
- A Google Cloud spokesperson said the contract is meant to temporarily address capacity shortages from higher-than-expected demand for the Gemini Enterprise agent platform.
- If SpaceX cannot deliver the contracted GPUs by the end of September 2026, Google can terminate the contract immediately or accept a reduced number of GPUs after a one-month grace period.
- The contract follows a similar deal between SpaceX and AI company Anthropic, announced in May 2026, which carries a higher monthly rate of $1.25 billion.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
Google has signed a contract to pay SpaceX $920 million per month for access to 110,000 NVIDIA GPUs and other computing resources in a SpaceX data center. The 32-month deal runs from October 2026 to June 2029. A Google Cloud spokesperson said the contract is meant to temporarily address capacity shortages from higher-than-expected demand for the Gemini Enterprise agent platform.
Google has entered a contract with SpaceX for computing capacity at a rate of $920 million per month, according to a report from GIGAZINE. The agreement, which runs from October 2026 to June 2029, gives Google access to 110,000 NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, memory, and other components housed in a SpaceX data center. The contract follows a similar deal between SpaceX and AI company Anthropic, announced in May 2026, which carries a higher monthly rate of $1.25 billion. Unlike the Anthropic contract, which specifies use of SpaceX's Colossus 1 supercomputer, Google's contract does not name a specific supercomputer. A Google Cloud spokesperson told CNBC that the arrangement is intended to temporarily alleviate capacity shortages caused by higher-than-expected demand for the Gemini Enterprise agent platform. If SpaceX cannot deliver the contracted GPUs by the end of September 2026, Google can terminate the contract immediately or accept a reduced number of GPUs after a one-month grace period. Either party may terminate with 90 days' notice.
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