OpenAI plans to buy Google's artificial intelligence chips, The Information reports

New York — OpenAI plans to buy artificial intelligence chips from Google, The Information reported on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The deal, whose financial terms and figures were not disclosed, would deepen ties between the maker of ChatGPT and Alphabet, Google's parent company, two firms that compete directly in artificial intelligence products and search.

According to the report, which cites a person familiar with the matter, the purchase comes as major technology companies ramp up spending on data centers and semiconductors to meet surging demand for computing capacity for artificial intelligence. Google did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside regular business hours, while OpenAI declined to comment.

OpenAI is now one of the largest buyers of Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs), the chips it uses to train its models and run its responses. Reuters had already reported in June 2025 that OpenAI began renting Google's chips, known as tensor processing units (TPUs), which have gained ground as an alternative to Nvidia's chips because of their lower cost and their design tailored to running AI models. Google began selling its TPUs directly to some customers this year.

The move also comes on the eve of Alphabet's quarterly results, due Wednesday, when investors will look for signs that the company's heavy investment in artificial intelligence keeps driving growth in its cloud business. The news caps a busy day for the sector: on Tuesday, Apple unveiled its new MacBook Pro and iMac powered by the M6 chip, focused on running AI tasks directly on the device.

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Source: Reuters