Google Cloud inks AI infrastructure deal with Thinking Machines
Google Cloud has partnered with AI startup Thinking Machines to expand its use of Google's cloud platform, with a deal valued in the single-digit billions. Thinking Machines will utilize Google Cloud's A4X Max instances, optimized for AI models, to enhance its Tinker cloud service.
Thinking Machines Lab Inc. is expanding its use of Google LLC's cloud platform as part of a new partnership. The deal is valued in the single-digit billions. Thinking Machines offers a cloud service called Tinker, which enables developers to create custom versions of open-source large language models. The company will move some workloads to Google Cloud's A4X Max instances, optimized for AI models. These instances feature Nvidia Corp.'s Blackwell Ultra graphics processing units and are supported by powerful central processing units. Thinking Machines is one of the first customers to use Google Cloud's NVL72 infrastructure, which features liquid-cooled GB300 NVL72 appliances with significant memory and bandwidth.
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