Nebius steps into the strategic AI infrastructure tier after a $27 billion deal with Meta
🧩 Nebius has signed a five-year agreement with Meta, with $12 billion in dedicated AI capacity set to begin deployment in early 2027 and up to another $15 billion in additional capacity, bringing the total potential value to around $27 billion. The key detail is that this infrastructure will be tied to clusters using Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform, showing how the AI race is shifting further from models toward power, GPUs, and data centers.
📈 The market reacted positively, with NBIS shares jumping about 15%, while Nebius had already secured other major agreements with Meta and Microsoft, and Meta has raised its 2026 capital spending plan to $115–135 billion. For Meta, this is a way to lock in computing capacity early; for Nebius, it marks a step up from a rising neocloud player to a notable infrastructure link in the global AI chain.