Editing Openai/6960ed20-8dfc-8005-a089-1bb9023ccffa (section)

===== - OpenAI hasn’t publicly disclosed a single total amount of RAM purchased. =====
* AI models and data center builds require huge volumes of memory — from tens of GB per machine to potentially petabytes across entire infrastructures.
* Recent reports suggest memory supply deals that could consume a large fraction of global production capacity, hinting at the enormous scale. Tom's Hardware<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom's Hardware|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/openais-stargate-project-to-consume-up-to-40-percent-of-global-dram-output-inks-deal-with-samsung-and-sk-hynix-to-the-tune-of-up-to-900-000-wafers-per-month|publisher=Tom's Hardware|access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref>

If you’re curious about how memory requirements scale with AI model size, I can break that down too!