SpaceX plans 74 billion dollars for AI

SpaceX plans to spend more than 74 billion dollars on two AI campuses in Texas and Arizona, it said on the 12th of November 2026. The sites would train advanced AI systems, SpaceX said.

SpaceX called them supercompute campuses. These are huge buildings full of computers.

Texas: 24 billion dollars

At Starbase in Texas, SpaceX plans more than 24 billion dollars, the company said. The site will make its own electricity and stay off the public power grid.

It has already created more than 3,000 building jobs, with more than 500 lasting jobs planned, SpaceX said. SpaceX also pledged 220 million dollars for water and waste pipes in Brownsville.

Arizona: 50 billion dollars

In Cochise County, Arizona, SpaceX plans a campus of about 50 billion dollars, it said. It expects about 5,500 building jobs and 1,000 lasting jobs.

SpaceX said the site would use dry cooling with no planned use of groundwater for industry. Local power co-op members might see bills fall by up to 20 percent, SpaceX said.

What went viral on X

SpaceX's post on the plan had about 426,000 views, and a second post had about 1.07 million. Elon Musk reposted the plan on the 13th of November.

Below we break down the money

24 billion dollars in Texas plus about 50 billion in Arizona makes 74 billion dollars, by our arithmetic. Arizona is about two thirds of the total.

What is confirmed and what is not

The 74 billion dollars is planned money. The Arizona campus still needs approval from Cochise County, Reuters reported.

SpaceX has not said when the campuses will open.

Key facts

SpaceX announced the plan on the 12th of November 2026.

Texas gets more than 24 billion dollars.

Arizona gets about 50 billion dollars.

The Texas site will make its own power.