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<p><strong>Google</strong> has agreed to pay <strong>SpaceX</strong> about $920 million a month for AI computing power, a deal worth roughly $30 billion that runs through mid-2029.</p>
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  <li>Google will pay SpaceX $920 million monthly from October 2026 through June 2029.</li>
  <li>The contract hands Google access to 110,000 Nvidia GPUs to power its AI services.</li>
  <li>SpaceX struck a similar compute deal with Anthropic earlier, signaling a new business line.</li>
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<h2 id="google-locks-in-bridge-capacity">Google Locks In Bridge Capacity</h2>
<p>The contract runs from October 2026 through June 2029, a securities filing <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2188862/google-spacex-xai-data-center-deal-gemini/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">showed</a>. SpaceX will collect the monthly fee for nearly three years.</p>
<p>Google gains access to 110,000 of Nvidia's graphics processing units under the arrangement, which also <a href="https://leadership.ng/google-signs-30bn-cloud-computing-deal-with-elon-musks-spacex/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">includes</a> central processing units, memory chips and related hardware.</p>
<p>Google can walk away if SpaceX fails to deliver the chips by Sept. 30, after a one-month grace period. Either side may also exit the deal with 90 days' notice.</p>
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<h2 id="why-gemini-demand-drove-the-pact">Why Gemini Demand Drove The Pact</h2>
<p>A Google Cloud spokesperson <a href="https://www.etvbharat.com/en/technology/spacex-signs-usd-30-billion-cloud-computing-deal-with-google-through-2029-enn26060601745" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">described</a> the agreement as a short-term move to add bridge capacity for surging customer demand. The company pointed to its Gemini Enterprise agent platform, where uptake has run "even higher than we expected."</p>
<p><strong>Alphabet</strong> recently reported that Google Cloud's backlog, the contracted work not yet booked as revenue, nearly doubled to more than $460 billion.</p>
<p>That capacity, based on Nvidia's H200 chips, may top 100 megawatts. That is roughly enough to power 75,000 homes at once.</p>
<h2 id="spacex-bets-on-compute-sales">SpaceX Bets On Compute Sales</h2>
<p>The Google pact follows a comparable agreement SpaceX <a href="https://www.ap7am.com/en/128586/google-to-pay-spacex-30-billion-for-computing-power-till-june-2029" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">signed</a> with <strong>Anthropic</strong>. Through its xAI arm, the company is recasting itself as a compute infrastructure provider.</p>
<p>SpaceX has built data centers in Memphis, Tennessee, and is expanding in Mississippi. The pivot anchors a business it has promoted ahead of a planned public offering.</p>
<p>Google's ties to SpaceX blend rivalry and partnership. The search firm held a 6.11% stake at the end of 2025, a position that <a href="https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1772064.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">fell</a> to about 5% after SpaceX merged with xAI in February.</p>
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