London-based AI cloud platform Fluidstack and Eclairion, a French maker of modular, high-density knowledge facilities, have partnered to construct what the businesses mentioned is Europe’s largest GPU supercomputer that they are going to ship in 2025 for Mistral AI, the French AI startup.
The 40 MW facility, situated at Eclairion’s Bruyères-le-Châtel, Essonne (40km south from Paris), facility will present compute infrastructure, “reinforcing France’s management in sovereign AI capabilities and energy-efficient AI infrastructure,” the businesses mentioned.
This multi-year partnership brings collectively Fluidstack’s deal with large-scale AI clusters, Eclairion’s knowledge middle design, and Mistral’s AI analysis. The cluster might be deployed in phases, leveraging superior GPUs to assist calls for of basis mannequin coaching and AI innovation.
“This partnership strengthens France’s place as a number one AI compute hub. With Mistral AI’s innovation, Fluidstack’s fast deployment, and Eclairion’s infrastructure, we’re constructing Europe’s most superior AI cluster,” mentioned César Maklary, Co-founder and President of Fluidstack.
The businesses they’ve plans for enlargement of the cluster to 100MW+. They mentioned their is on the market connection to the decarbonized French power grid, making the Bruyères-le-Châtel facility a superb location for internet hosting large-scale AI infrastructure.
This announcement follows Fluidstack’s latest dedication to constructing a standalone 1-gigawatt AI supercomputer in France with an preliminary funding of €10 billion. This giga-cluster was introduced earlier this month on the AI Motion Summit in Paris beneath the management of President Emmanuel Macron.
Fluidstack mentioned it’s cementing its function as a key participant in France and Europe’s AI enlargement, “delivering next-generation compute infrastructure for AI analysis and growth. The Mistral AI cluster is a part of this broader imaginative and prescient, making certain France and Europe stay aggressive on the worldwide AI stage alongside the US and China.”
Venture highlights:
- Multi-12 months Deployment – The primary tranche of the cluster might be operational by Summer season 2025, with phased rollouts persevering with all year long.
- Huge Scale – Designed to scale past 18,000 GPUs, with potential for additional enlargement.
- Subsequent-Gen AI {Hardware} – Powered by the best-performing GPUs, optimized for AI mannequin coaching and inference.
- Decarbonized Vitality – The ability will run on 100% decarbonized electrical energy supplied by nuclear and renewable power sources, making certain sustainability.
- Sovereign AI & Safety – Aligns with France’s aim of creating native AI infrastructure and changing into a frontrunner in AI alongside the US and China.
