# Z.ai powers up a 1-gigawatt AI data center built entirely on Chinese chips, report claims — GLM developer now runs multiple 10,000-chip clusters with zero Nvidia silicon

> Chinese AI developer Z. ai (formerly Zhipu) has finished building a 1GW data center stocked exclusively with domestically made chips and has switched part of it on, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing a person familiar…

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/z-ai-powers-up-1gw-ai-data-center-built-entirely-on-chinese-chips?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5f8d79576e5ef105020a56)
- **Published:** 2026-07-21
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #huawei #nvidia #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5f8d79576e5ef105020a56

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