SoftBank CHIE-3

Compute

2K H100e

Chips

2,040

First operational

Oct 31, 2024

SoftBank CHIE-3 is a large GPU cluster operated by Softbank, located in Japan, in the private sector. It came online around October 2024. At that moment it ranked number 68 among known clusters.

It is built on 2,040 NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB. That amounts to about 2K H100e of AI compute. The cluster draws roughly 2.91 MW. Its hardware is estimated at $78M.

Epoch AI rates the certainty of this record as confirmed.

Full record

Owner: Softbank
Users: Softbank
Sector: Private
Status: Existing
Country: Japan
Location: Japan
Primary chip: NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB
Primary chip count: 2,040
Total AI chips: 2,040
H100 equivalents: 2K
8-bit throughput: 4×10¹⁸ OP/s
Power capacity: 2.91 MW
Hardware cost: $78M
First operational: Oct 31, 2024
Rank when it came online: 68
Certainty: Confirmed