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Tesla reports its AI training compute the way it reports factory capacity — in installed megawatts. At the end of the second quarter of 2026 both Texas clusters, Cortex 1 and Cortex 2, were in production, and the compute installed there had more than doubled in six months, to over 205 MW of AI training capacity

Tesla reported its AI training compute capacity in megawatts, a metric it also uses for factory capacity. At the end of the second quarter of 2026, the company's two Texas clusters, Cortex 1 and Cortex 2, were in production. The installed AI training capacity at these sites had more than doubled in the first half of 2026, reaching over 205 MW.

SourceTesla Q2 2026 Update·Q2 2026

Verified 2026-08-14

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Measuring AI computing in megawatts shows that power, not just chips, sets how fast Tesla can train models.

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