Landmark Expansion Strengthens Ties for Next-Generation AI
AI cloud provider CoreWeave has announced a significant expansion of its collaboration with
OpenAI, signing a new contract worth up to $6.5 billion. This third major agreement of 2025 brings the total value of the partnership to approximately $22.4 billion, highlighting the accelerating demand for advanced AI infrastructure to power OpenAI’s most ambitious projects—including training future models for platforms like
ChatGPT[1][2].
Background: A Series of Billion-Dollar Agreements
- In March 2025, CoreWeave inked its initial agreement with OpenAI, valued at up to $11.9 billion.
- This was followed in May by a $4 billion add-on, reflecting a rapidly deepening partnership.
- The new $6.5 billion contract further cements CoreWeave’s role as a critical infrastructure provider for OpenAI’s large-scale AI workloads[1][2].
Strategic Investments and Industry Alliances
The expanded partnership is part of a broader landscape where major tech players are racing to secure the computing power necessary for next-generation AI. Alongside its deals with CoreWeave, OpenAI is advancing its “Stargate” infrastructure initiative by launching new sites in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank, aiming for nearly 7 gigawatts of planned capacity and over $400 billion in investment within three years[2].
Nvidia, the leading AI chipmaker, has also deepened its involvement, pledging up to $100 billion in investment for OpenAI and maintaining financial stakes in both CoreWeave and OpenAI, intensifying industry scrutiny over competition and financing models[2].
CoreWeave’s Business Momentum
CoreWeave continues to reinforce its industry position with major milestones, including:
- A £1.5 billion commitment to AI innovation and growth in the United Kingdom
- Launching CoreWeave Ventures to support platforms and founders in the AI ecosystem
- Acquisitions of OpenPipe and Weights & Biases to expand platform capabilities
Co-founder and CEO Michael Intrator emphasized, “This milestone affirms the trust that world-leading innovators have in CoreWeave’s ability to power the most demanding inference and training workloads at an unmatched pace”[1].
About CoreWeave
CoreWeave, recognized as the AI Hyperscaler™, delivers a specialized cloud platform for accelerated computing with a growing global data center footprint. The company has been named among TIME100’s most influential companies and appeared in the Forbes Cloud 100[1].
For more details, visit the official site:
coreweave.com.
