SpaceX inks compute deal with Reflection AI, an open-source AI lab
Key takeaways
- Now, open-source AI startup Reflection is tapping Space X for its abundant source of AI chips.
- The deal is worth up to $6.3 billion and either company has the option to end the contract with 90 days notice after the first three months.
- The deal is smaller than SpaceX s deals with Anthropic and Google, which cost the companies $1.25 billion per month and $920 million per month respectively.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
First came Anthropic, then Google. Now, open-source AI startup Reflection is tapping Space X for its abundant source of AI chips.
Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia s latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across Space X s Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, Tennessee, the company told Tech Crunch. The deal is worth up to $6.3 billion and either company has the option to end the contract with 90 days notice after the first three months.
The deal is smaller than SpaceX s deals with Anthropic and Google, which cost the companies $1.25 billion per month and $920 million per month respectively. Those contracts also run through July 2029, although Elon Musk has publicly downplayed the three-year term, emphasizing that the contracts can be cancelled at any time.