Alibaba Zhangbei

Compute capacity

31.9K H100e

IT power

169 MW

Capital cost

$6.4B

Alibaba Zhangbei is an AI data center operated by Alibaba, located in China (Alibaba Zhangbei Yun Calculation Data Center, Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China, 076471). Its compute is used by Alibaba.

The site holds roughly 31,885 H100-equivalents of AI compute. It draws about 169 MW of power. Building and equipping it represents an estimated $6.4B of capital in 2025 dollars. It currently runs H20.

These figures are modelled estimates, not disclosures: Epoch AI derives them from permits, satellite imagery and reported spending, with an uncertainty of roughly 1.4x to 1.6x depending on the metric.

Timeline

Compute (H100e): 0 (2024-07-23) → 31.9K (2026-01-03)

Full record

Owner: Alibaba
Ownership confidence: Confident
Users: Alibaba (likely)
Country: China
Location: Alibaba Zhangbei Yun Calculation Data Center, Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China, 076471
H100 equivalents: 31,885
Power: 169 MW
Total capital cost: $6.4B
Current chips: H20
All chips: H20

SourceEpoch AI, 'AI Data Centers'. Published online at epoch.ai. Retrieved 2026-07-29 from https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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