# OpenAI is on a mission, an incredible mission, you might say, to scale up its AI compute capacity to 30GW by the end of this decade.

*genai · news · 2026-04-22 · Wccftech*

## Key points

- OpenAI has set a new target to reach 30GW of AI compute capacity by 2030.
- OpenAI operated about 1.9GW compute in 2025, aiming for a 16x increase by 2030.
- OpenAI patented a custom AI chip design with multiple HBM stacks exceeding current market offerings.
- HBM memory supply shortages are prompting Samsung and SK Hynix to build new factories.

**Companies:** OpenAI, Amazon, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States, South Korea

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