OpenAI's $300B Cloud Deal with Oracle: A Five-Year Computing Powerhouse

The Wall Street Journal reports OpenAI has inked a massive five-year, $300 billion cloud computing contract with Oracle, potentially one of the largest ever. Starting in 2027, this deal signals OpenAI's diversification away from sole reliance on Microsoft Azure. This aligns with OpenAI's involvement in the Stargate Project, a $500 billion investment in domestic data centers over four years. Despite a concurrent cloud deal with Google, the Oracle contract underscores OpenAI's exploding compute needs and strategic partnerships with multiple cloud providers.