Meta clinches mega $10 billion cloud deal with Google

Meta set to partner with Google Cloud for major infrastructure boost
More Meta data centers are planned soon
AWS and Microsoft Azure already work with Meta

Meta has agreed to spend at least $10 billion on Google Cloud services in a six-year deal, marking the first major cloud deal between the two giants.

The reports, according to two people familiar with the matter, suggest Meta could use Google Cloud servers and storage for its AI infrastructure, despite investing in its own data centers.

However, CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s grand plans to deliver maximum computing power to every AI researcher means that the company can’t keep up with its own expansion, drawing on the experience of others.

Despite having over 20 data centers in its existing portfolio (and more under construction), Meta needs to draw on this external capacity for its short-term plans, but the move is not unheard of even from Meta.

The social networking giant already uses AWS and Microsoft Azure, so Google just adds to its multicloud strategy.

Google Cloud also previously partnered with Meta by hosting Llama models on Vertex AI.

Google lags way behind Amazon and Microsoft in third place in the cloud market tables, but this didn’t stop it winning a big OpenAI contract earlier in 2025 as the ChatGPT maker looks to diversify beyond its earlier heavy Microsoft investments.

Google Cloud generated $13.6 billion in the company’s second quarter, marking a considerable 32% year-over-year increase compared with the 14% increase seen by the company as a whole.