Musk details xAI compute: Colossus 2 at 550k GPUs, 220k GB300 more next week
minchoi · x · 2026-09-25
Elon Musk disclosed xAI's datacenter scale: Colossus 1 holds 150k H100, 50k H200 and 30k GB200; Colossus 2 has 110k GB200 plus 440k GB300, with another 220k GB300 fully operational next week, another 220k in November, and possibly 220k more by late December.
Related event: Musk Reveals xAI Compute: Colossus 2 May Reach 1.1 Million GPUs by Year-End(4 posts)→
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