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MOONSHOT SECURES 20K NVIDIA CHIPS FROM ALIBABA

INDUSTRY DESK1 MIN READ
FRI, JUL 31, 2026

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Chinese AI startup Moonshot has reached a computing power agreement with Alibaba for approximately 20,000 Nvidia chips. Disagreement exists over whether the deal involves H200 chips, which Alibaba has denied.

Moonshot, a prominent Chinese AI company, has secured access to roughly 20,000 Nvidia processors through an agreement with e-commerce giant Alibaba, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The specific chip model remains disputed. Some sources claim the deal involves Nvidia's H200 processors, though Alibaba has publicly denied this assertion. The H200 represents Nvidia's latest high-performance computing chip, highly sought after for AI applications. The agreement underscores the intense competition for GPU resources among Chinese AI firms. Access to advanced chips has become critical for training and deploying large language models, with supply constraints driving companies to forge partnerships for computing power. Alibaba has not provided details about which Nvidia processors are involved in the arrangement. The company's denial regarding H200 chips suggests the deal may involve other models in Nvidia's lineup, potentially older-generation processors.

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