Reflection AI has signed a one billion dollar compute agreement with Nebius to secure access to Nvidia hardware for training its open models. The European infrastructure firm, formerly the international division of Russian tech giant Yandex, will supply the necessary processing power following a similar arrangement with SpaceX secured just weeks prior. This partnership arrives as open-weight developers face increasing scrutiny over data retention and government intervention regarding closed-source alternatives. Recent pressure from the Trump administration on Anthropic and OpenAI has heightened concerns that access to powerful proprietary models could be restricted overnight, driving interest toward open source options. Reflection, founded in 2024 by two former Google DeepMind researchers, is currently valued at eight billion dollars after raising close to 2.6 billion from backers including Nvidia, Sequoia Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The deal underscores a broader industry trend where firms race to lock in compute capacity amidst geopolitical tensions and regulatory uncertainty.
- The agreement grants Reflection access to Nvidia’s latest generation chips.
- Nebius recently secured a five-year infrastructure deal with Meta worth up to 27 billion dollars.
- Reflection raised funding shortly after securing a 2 billion dollar investment from Nvidia.
