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SpaceX Secures $6.3 B AI Compute Deal with Reflection AI

6/23/2026

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SpaceX signed a multi-year compute deal with Reflection AI that starts on July 1 2026.
The contract requires Reflection AI to pay $150 million monthly through 2029, for a potential $6.3 billion total, and grants it immediate access to Nvidia GB300 chips and hardware at SpaceX’s Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.
Analysts note the agreement signals SpaceX’s shift from rockets and satellites to monetizing its AI-compute infrastructure.

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Historical Context

In 2019 Microsoft pledged a $1 billion investment to give OpenAI exclusive Azure compute, marking the start of a partnership that expanded with additional $2 billion through 2022 and a $10 billion multi-year deal in 2023. The alliance helped launch Microsoft-integrated products such as Copilot and cemented a broader industry shift toward massive cloud-compute contracts that power emerging generative-AI services.

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SpaceX signed a multi-year compute deal with Reflection AI that starts on July 1 2026.
The contract requires Reflection AI to pay $150 million monthly through 2029, for a potential $6.3 billion total, and grants it immediate access to Nvidia GB300 chips and hardware at SpaceX’s Colossus 2 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.
Analysts note the agreement signals SpaceX’s shift from rockets and satellites to monetizing its AI-compute infrastructure.

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