OpenAI and Oracle Ink Historic $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal

September 15, 2025 · TechCrunch

URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/openai-and-oracle-reportedly-ink-historic-cloud-computing-deal/

“OpenAI will purchase $300 billion worth of compute power from Oracle over five years.”

$300 billion for compute. Over five years. That’s $60 billion a year just on servers. OpenAI is betting everything on scale. Oracle is betting everything on OpenAI. If the AI bubble pops, this becomes the most expensive stranded asset in history. If it doesn’t, Larry Ellison wins again.