OpenAI and Broadcom are AI hardware partners

OpenAI has acquired a new hardware partner.

The Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory announced this on Monday Formed a partnership with semiconductor company Broadcom For 10 gigawatts of dedicated AI accelerators. These AI accelerator racks will be deployed in OpenAI data centers and partner data centers starting in 2026 through 2029.

“By designing its own chips and systems, OpenAI can integrate its learnings from developing leading models and products directly into devices, unlocking new levels of capability and intelligence,” the company said in a press release.

While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Financial Times estimated it OpenAI could cost an estimated $350 billion to $500 billion.

This is just it Latest infrastructure deal for OpenAI in recent weeks.

Last week, OpenAI made the announcement Buying an additional six gigawatts of chips from AMD In a deal worth tens of billions of dollars. In September, Nvidia announced it has invested $100 billion in OpenAI Along with a letter of intent for OpenAI to leverage 10 gigawatts worth of Nvidia hardware.

OpenAI also allegedly signed a historical document $300 billion cloud infrastructure deal With Oracle in September. Neither company has confirmed the deal.

TechCrunch has reached out to OpenAI for more information.