Cerebras raises annual revenue outlook as AI cloud demand grows

Cerebras, a supplier of AI chips and computing services, reported results on November 12 for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Revenue under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP—the standard US accounting rules—reached a record $210.8 million. Its company-defined “core revenue” measure was $230.9 million, and it raised its full-year core revenue forecast to $940 million–$960 million.^[1][2]

Cloud services drove growth: GAAP cloud revenue rose 265% from a year earlier, while core cloud revenue increased 272% to $144.9 million. Cerebras also announced Microsoft as a new customer and said it had 700 megawatts of data-center capacity under contract; megawatts measure the facilities’ electrical capacity.^[1][3]

Buying cloud services means paying to use computing capacity operated by Cerebras. That gives Cerebras a way to earn revenue from running computing services and gives customers another source of AI capacity. Microsoft’s addition and rapid cloud growth show commercial traction, even as direct sales of Cerebras’ AI chips declined.^[3][1][2]

Delivering that capacity determines when demand becomes revenue. Executives said data-center delays had put portions of the OpenAI contract behind schedule. The 700 megawatts under contract provide a basis for expansion, but facilities must become operational to support more service delivery, making construction progress important to revenue timing.^[4][1]

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