Moonshot's Alibaba Deal: 20,000 Nvidia Processors Fuel China's AI Ambitions

Chinese AI startup Moonshot has secured a significant computing agreement with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to power its flagship Kimi AI models.

The deal grants access to a cluster of approximately 20,000 Nvidia Corp. processors, including the Hopper-generation H200 chips, which are among the most capable units in that product family.

However, Alibaba disputed the specific chip model used by Moonshot, stating 'The alleged supply of H200 chips to Moonshot from us is completely groundless.'

The computing package underpins Moonshot's Kimi AI models, including the recently unveiled Kimi K3, which has made waves in the tech industry for rivaling top-tier offerings from Western pioneers like OpenAI and Anthropic on key benchmark metrics.