tech
December 8, 2025
Google is getting ready to launch its 7th-gen AI chip, Ironwood, which can scale up to 9,216 chips in a single “superpod.”
Google’s new TPU promises four times stronger performance than its predecessor, Trillium, while being more energy-efficient and cost-effective for powering AI inference on a larger scale, such as running AI agents.

TL;DR
- Google's new TPU, Ironwood, offers four times the performance of its predecessor, Trillium.
- The chip is more energy-efficient and cost-effective for large-scale AI inference.
- It is suitable for powering AI agents.
- Anthropic plans to use 1 million Ironwood chips for Claude.
- Google states Ironwood will be available in the coming weeks.
Continue reading
the original article