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Get filing alertsCerebras announces $20B+ OpenAI deal, AWS partnership, and $6.4B IPO alongside Q1 results
Filed June 23, 2026 · Period ending June 23, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Cerebras secured a multi-year deal with OpenAI valued at more than $20 billion to deploy 750 megawatts of high-speed inference compute, representing a transformational revenue commitment.
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The company raised $6.4 billion in its IPO, described as the largest semiconductor IPO of all time, following $1 billion Series H financing and up to $850 million credit facility.
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Cerebras launched a multi-year partnership with AWS to bring fast inference to global distribution using disaggregated architecture (AWS Trainium 3 for prefill, Cerebras CS-3 for decode).
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Q1 2026 core revenue reached $191.3 million (up 92% YoY), with cloud/services revenue of $82.8 million (up 178% YoY) and core net loss narrowed to $2.5 million prior year.
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Full-year fiscal 2026 guidance calls for core revenue of $855-865 million (up 69% YoY at midpoint) with core gross margin of 38-41% and operating margin of negative 28-32%.
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Summary
Cerebras disclosed a series of transformational developments centered on a multi-year OpenAI agreement valued at more than $20 billion for 750 megawatts of inference compute. This deal, alongside a new AWS partnership to distribute Cerebras' fast inference technology globally, positions the company at the center of the AI infrastructure buildout.
The AWS collaboration uses a disaggregated approach with AWS Trainium 3 handling prefill and Cerebras CS-3 running decode, expanding market reach to startups and enterprises on AWS. The company completed a $6.4 billion IPO—the largest semiconductor IPO on record—following earlier financings including a $1 billion Series H round and up to $850 million credit facility.
Q1 2026 results showed core revenue of $191.3 million (up 92% YoY) with cloud/services revenue surging 178% to $82.8 million, while the core net loss narrowed sharply to $2.5 million. Management guided fiscal 2026 core revenue to $855-865 million (up 69% YoY at midpoint), though operating margins remain negative at 28-32% as the company invests in scaling infrastructure. The OpenAI commitment and AWS distribution channel represent a major de-risking of the revenue model, though execution on the 750MW deployment and margin expansion will be critical to watch as the company scales.
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Cerebras announced Q1 2026 results with record revenue of $191.3M, a $20B+ OpenAI deal, AWS partnership, and $6.4B IPO.
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GAAP quarterly revenue of $193.4 million; record core revenue of $191.3 million, up 92% from a year ago
Cerebras reported Q1 2026 GAAP revenue of $193.4 million and core (non-GAAP) revenue of $191.3 million, representing 92% year-over-year growth. Hardware revenue was $110.6 million (up 59% YoY) and cloud/services revenue was $82.8 million (up 178% YoY). The company posted a GAAP net loss of $14.0 million and core net loss of $2.5 million, significantly improved from the prior year's $23.9 million GAAP loss.
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Announced a multi-year deal with OpenAI for 750MW valued at more than $20 billion
Cerebras disclosed a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to deploy 750 megawatts of high-speed inference compute, valued at more than $20 billion. This represents a major revenue commitment from a key customer. The companies also co-launched Codex-Spark, a coding model delivering over 1,000 tokens per second.
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Launched multi-year partnership with Amazon to bring Cerebras’ fast inference to AWS
Cerebras announced a multi-year partnership with AWS to bring fast inference to global distribution. The collaboration will use a disaggregated inference strategy, with AWS's Trainium 3 chips performing prefill and Cerebras CS-3 running decode, expanding Cerebras' market reach to startups, AI natives, and enterprise companies on AWS.
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Raised $6.4 billion in Q2 in largest semiconductor IPO of all time
Cerebras raised $6.4 billion in gross proceeds through its IPO, described as the largest semiconductor IPO of all time. This followed a $1 billion Series H pre-IPO financing in February, a $1 billion working capital loan from OpenAI in January, and an $850 million revolving credit facility closed in April to support data center acquisitions. The balance sheet shows cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments of $3.3 billion as of March 31, 2026.
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Core revenue of $855.0 to 865.0 million, up 69% year-over-year at the midpoint
Cerebras provided full-year fiscal 2026 guidance for core revenue of $855-865 million (up 69% YoY at midpoint), core gross margin of 38-41%, and core operating margin of negative 28-32%. For Q2 2026, the company expects core revenue of approximately $194 million (up 88% YoY), core gross margin of 36-38%, and core operating margin of negative 30-32%.
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