OpenAI reportedly planning to build its first AI chip in 2026

OpenAI is reportedly working with TSMC and Broadcom to build an in-house AI chip — and beginning to use AMD chips alongside Nvidia’s to train its AI.

Reuters reports that OpenAI has — at least for now — abandoned plans to establish a network of factories for chip manufacturing. Instead, the company will focus on in-house chip design. OpenAI has for months been working with Broadcom to create an AI chip for running models, which could arrive as soon as 2026, reports Reuters.

Meanwhile, OpenAI plans to use AMD chips through Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform for model training. Previously, the company relied almost entirely on Nvidia GPUs for training, but chip shortages and delays — and the high cost of training — have spurred OpenAI to explore alternatives, according to Reuters.