OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers

An aerial view shows construction underway on a Project Stargate AI infrastructure site in Abilene, Texas on April 23, 2025.Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters

OpenAI is planning to build five new data centers in the United States as part of the Stargate initiative, the company announced on Tuesday. The sites, which are being developed in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank, bring Stargate’s current planned capacity to nearly 7 gigawatts—roughly the same amount of power as seven large-scale nuclear reactors.