GMO Internet Decides on Additional Investment
in “GMO GPU Cloud”
Enhancing AI Development Computing Resources with Additional NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs

GMO Internet Group’s GMO Internet, Inc. (President and CEO: Tadashi Ito, hereinafter “GMO Internet”) has announced an additional investment of approximately 1.5 billion yen in its GPU cloud service for generative AI, “GMO GPU Cloud.”
“GMO GPU Cloud” is the fastest commercial GPU cloud service in Japan (*1), equipped with NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs (hereinafter “NVIDIA H200 GPUs”). Since its launch in November 2024, the service has been adopted as a core infrastructure for a wide range of AI development projects, including robotics and autonomous driving AI. With demand expected to grow further, GMO Internet has decided to expand its computing resources.
This expansion includes the addition of 256 NVIDIA H200 GPUs, with the upgraded infrastructure scheduled to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October to December).

(*1)As of November 22, 2024, based on our internal research, “GMO GPU Cloud” is the fastest commercial cloud service in Japan.(Reference: “GMO GPU Cloud” Ranked in the TOP500 List of the World’s Supercomputers for the First Time　https://internet.gmo/en/news/article/26/）

[Background]

In recent years, the rapid advancement of AI and robotics in industrial fields, along with the growing trend of companies developing their own LLMs (large language models), has led to a surge in demand for large-scale computing resources capable of performing advanced computations.
On April 15, 2024, GMO Internet received certification from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for its supply plan under the “Cloud Program,” designated as a Specified Critical Material under the Economic Security Promotion Act (*2). Since November 22, 2024, GMO Internet has been providing the fastest domestic service featuring NVIDIA H200 GPUs as a cloud provider.
“GMO GPU Cloud” has been adopted by several companies and research organizations, including NEC Corporation, the AI Robot Association (AIRoA) (*3), and Turing, Inc., a company engaged in autonomous driving development (*4).
In particular, for LLM development, high-precision inference processing, and the complex computational demands of the robotics field, the high-performance GPU environment of “GMO GPU Cloud,” optimized with a multi-node cluster configuration, has become indispensable—and demand for it is rapidly increasing.
To meet this growing need, we are introducing additional NVIDIA H200 GPUs and will continue contributing to the advancement of next-generation AI development infrastructure in Japan.

(*2) Regarding the “Ensuring Stable Supply of Specified Critical Materials” under the Economic Security Promotion Act:https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/economy/economic_security/cloud/index.html
The application was initially submitted by GMO Internet Group, Inc. and the business is currently being succeeded and operated by GMO Internet, Inc.
(*3) “GMO GPU Cloud” officially adopted as the next-generation robot development platform by the AI Robot Association (AIRoA): https://internet.gmo/en/news/article/45/
(*4) “GMO GPU Cloud” adopted as the development platform for Turing Inc.’s multimodal generative AI for autonomous driving: https://internet.gmo/en/news/article/48/

[Details of the Additional Investment]

The additional investment will include the following capital expenditures:
• GPUs to be installed: 256 units of NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs
• Investment amount: Approximately 1.5 billion yen
• Installation schedule: Planned for the fourth quarter of 2025 (October–December)

[Comment from Tadashi Ito, President and CEO, GMO Internet, Inc.]

At GMO GPU Cloud, we have been leveraging our long-standing expertise in building and operating large-scale Internet infrastructure to provide the best possible AI development platform for our customers.
In fact, our users have highly praised the service for delivering outstanding performance. Additionally, by offering an optimized PaaS environment that can be deployed on the same day, we eliminate the complexities of environment setup—allowing customers to immediately focus on development, which is a significant value.
We will continue to deliver the best infrastructure for AI developers and contribute to the advancement of Japan’s AI industry.

[Future Outlook]

For nearly 30 years, we have been committed to the “Internet Infrastructure” business. Drawing on our extensive experience in development and large-scale operations, we now offer advanced computing resources that form the foundation of AI.
Through this additional investment, we aim to promote the adoption of AI and robotics across a wide range of industries, accelerate AI research and development in Japan, and strengthen international competitiveness.
With “GMO GPU Cloud,” we will continue to strongly support the growth of Japan’s AI development ecosystem and drive innovation by domestic enterprises through the use of AI.

[About “GMO GPU Cloud”]

“GMO GPU Cloud” is a high-performance GPU cloud service equipped with “NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs,” and is the first in Japan to combine the high-speed network “NVIDIA Spectrum-X” with high-speed storage. This enables the fastest performance among commercial GPU clouds in Japan, particularly in multi-node configurations.
In the November 2024 edition of the TOP500 global supercomputer rankings, the service was ranked 37th in the world and 6th in Japan, demonstrating its status as the fastest-performing commercial cloud in the country.
With its exceptional performance and stability in multi-node configurations, “GMO GPU Cloud” provides an ideal environment for advanced AI development, including large language model (LLM) training and multimodal AI development.

[About GMO Internet, Inc.]

GMO Internet, Inc. launched under a new structure on January 1, 2025, with the aim of integrating the strengths of the Internet Infrastructure and Online Advertising and Media businesses within the GMO Internet Group.
Leveraging the solid revenue base of its Internet Infrastructure business and the individual strengths of its Online Advertising and Media businesses, the company operates under the corporate slogan “Internet for Everyone.”
GMO Internet, Inc. is committed to delivering smiles and inspiration to all stakeholders and pursuing value creation that builds a new future through AI.