According to a recent report by Bloomberg News, Moonshot leaned heavily on a massive computing agreement with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., accessing roughly 20,000 advanced Nvidia chips. The Chip Question: Hopper vs. BlackwellThe exact nature of the Nvidia chips powering Moonshot's ascent remains a point of intense scrutiny, particularly in Washington. According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, the 20,000 chips accessed via Alibaba belong to Nvidia's Hopper generation, specifically the powerful H200 accelerators. These were the industry standard for training advanced AI before Nvidia launched its latest generation, the highly restricted Blackwell architecture. While an Alibaba spokesperson denied providing H200-powered compute to Moonshot, they did not deny the broader agreement supplying 20,000 Nvidia chips, declining to comment on the specific models involved.