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ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent order $35B in Nvidia AI chips

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Chinese tech giants ByteDance, Alibaba Group, and Tencent have collectively placed orders for Nvidia chips valued at over $35 billion. The order includes 3 million RTX 5500 Pro units, each costing approximately $11,400. These high-value chip acquisitions are reportedly intended for large-scale AI inference and video generation tasks, potentially impacting the availability of these GPUs for local AI development. AI

IMPACT These substantial orders for Nvidia's AI chips could indicate a significant acceleration in AI development and deployment within China, potentially impacting global supply chains and pricing for AI hardware.

RANK_REASON Significant order value for AI hardware from major Chinese tech companies. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent order $35B in Nvidia AI chips

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Ok_Warning2146 ·

    EXCLUSIVE: ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over $35 billion worth of Nvidia chip orders

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>China just ordered 3mil RTX 5500 Pro for $11.4k a pop. Probably for llm inference and AI video gen. I suppose this card is now out of reach for local llm.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Ok_W…

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