AI data centers
VNET Bayin Ulanqab
Compute capacity
122.8K H100e
IT power
221 MW
Capital cost
$8.4B
VNET Bayin Ulanqab is an AI data center operated by VNET, located in China (Bayin, Ulanqab, China). Its compute is used by ByteDance.
The site holds roughly 122,789 H100-equivalents of AI compute. It draws about 221 MW of power. Building and equipping it represents an estimated $8.4B of capital in 2025 dollars. It currently runs Ascend 910C.
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 (2024-03-15) → 388.1K (2027-09-01)
Full record
- Owner
- VNET
- Ownership confidence
- Confident
- Users
- ByteDance (speculative)
- Project
- 10 GW Hyperscale 2.0 #confident
- Country
- China
- Location
- Bayin, Ulanqab, China
- H100 equivalents
- 122,789
- Power
- 221 MW
- Total capital cost
- $8.4B
- Current chips
- Ascend 910C
- All chips
- Ascend 910C
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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