Informed sources: Nvidia scales back its plan to provide a $250 billion guarantee for OpenAI's data center.

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15/08/2026
According to sources, Nvidia and OpenAI are about to reach an agreement to finance a large data center campus in Ohio, but they have modified the deal structure: Nvidia initially guaranteed only half of the project, which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, rather than providing full guarantees. Some insiders said the revised plan has reduced Nvidia's financial guarantee scale from $250 billion to below $120 billion. This adjustment was made to alleviate investors' concerns about the chipmaker's risk exposureNvidia's goal in utilizing its own balance sheet is to boost market demand for its AI chips. The deal could be signed as soon as this weekend.