Softbank SuperPOD

Compute

646 H100e

Chips

2,048

First operational

Sep 30, 2023

Softbank SuperPOD is a large GPU cluster operated by Softbank, located in Japan, in the private sector. It came online around September 2023. At that moment it ranked number 42 among known clusters.

It is built on 2,048 NVIDIA A100. That amounts to about 646 H100e of AI compute. The cluster draws roughly 1.7 MW. Its hardware is estimated at $40M.

Epoch AI rates the certainty of this record as confirmed. Estimated "over 2,000" as 2,048

Full record

Owner: Softbank
Users: Softbank
Sector: Private
Status: Existing
Country: Japan
Location: Japan
Primary chip: NVIDIA A100
Primary chip count: 2,048
Total AI chips: 2,048
H100 equivalents: 646
8-bit throughput: 1.3×10¹⁸ OP/s
Power capacity: 1.7 MW
Hardware cost: $40M
First operational: Sep 30, 2023
Rank when it came online: 42
Certainty: Confirmed