Reflection AI bets $6.3B on open weights to close the gap on Anthropic
reflection ai committed $6.3b to rent spacex's gb300 chips to build open models. the deal validates open-weight ai as a viable alternative to closed labs, signaling a shift in how compute is deployed.
open-source lab reflection ai agreed to pay spacex up to $6.3b for access to 100,000+ gb200 chips at the colossus 2 data center. the contract starts in july 2026 and costs $150m monthly, significantly less than what anthropic and google pay for the same facility. reflection plans to use this capacity to scale open-weight models, positioning itself as an alternative to closed systems like anthropic's fable and mythos. the deal underscores a growing industry trend where enterprises and nations seek to reduce dependency on proprietary ai by funding open infrastructure.