Forecast
Systems to watch
Which machines could reach a public list next? We do not predict ranks, and we do not reproduce any list. This page takes the planned and under-construction systems in our own dataset and shows the delivery window each operator has stated, with the source, so you can see what is plausible when a new list drops.
A window is not a ranking. A system appears on a list only if its operator submits a run, and many of the largest never do. Read "could be submitted" as a possibility, not a prediction; every date is the operator's own statement as of the date shown.
Could be submitted for the next list or two
| System | Status | Stated window | Basis | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAEDALUS | under construction | Fall 2026 (full services via Pharos) | Greek press (citing GRNET/NTUA) reports installation at Lavrio in summer 2026 with full services through the Pharos AI Factory expected by fall 2026; GRNET's own June 2026 TOP500 announcement only says 'operational during 2026' without a specific season and, per this dataset's notes, GRNET and EuroHPC JU still described the system as not yet fully available to users as of that same month. Source | 2026-10-01 |
| Doudna | planned | Late 2026 | NERSC states full production is due in late 2026, after an early-access system was delivered in January 2026. Source | 2026-03-17 |
| El Khawarizmi Supercomputer | under construction | Q4 2026 (after 3+ month pilot phase) | Tunisian press covering the 23 July 2026 inauguration reports a pilot and training phase for the university community lasting more than three months before the system's effective, official operation begins; no source gives an exact end date for that trial phase or a precise commissioning date beyond it. Source | 2026-10-01 |
| Equinox | planned | 2026 | NVIDIA says the first half of 2026 and the DOE says delivered in 2026; neither says it is running. Source | 2025-10-28 |
| Google TPU (Ironwood) capacity for Anthropic | under construction | 2026 (well over 1GW of capacity online) | Google and Anthropic both state well over a gigawatt of the committed TPU capacity comes online in 2026. Source | 2025-10-23 |
| Horizon | under construction | Fall 2026 (phase one) | TACC's systems page gives fall 2026; its November 2025 post said spring 2026, so the date is contested. Source | 2025-11-17 |
| KISTI-6 | under construction | December 2026 (official service) | The Korean science ministry says installation finished in August 2026 and official service is targeted for December 2026, with pilot applications from 23 September. Source | 2026-09-20 |
| Lux (ORNL) | planned | 2026 | ORNL says Lux will be deployed in 2026; we found no confirmation that it has. Source | 2026-03-05 |
| Microsoft Azure AI datacenter (Narvik, Norway) | under construction | 2026 (staged deployment begins) | Nscale and Microsoft's five-year agreement begins staged capacity delivery in 2026. Source | 2025-09-17 |
| Stargate UAE | under construction | 2026 (first 200 MW) | G42 says the first 200 MW is on track for 2026; the head of Abu Dhabi's wealth fund told The National it would be ready in Q3 2026. Source | 2025-12-05 |
Not before 2027
| System | Status | Stated window | Basis | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Recoque | planned | 2027 | GENCI and CEA say installation starts in 2026 and users arrive in 2027. Source | 2025-11-18 |
| Blue Lion | planned | 2027 | LRZ schedules Blue Lion for 2027. Source | 2025-11-13 |
| Crusoe Abilene Campus (Microsoft) | under construction | Mid-2027 (first building energized) | Crusoe's own announcement of the new 900 MW campus states the first of its two buildings is expected to be energized in mid-2027; no completion date has been given for the second building or for the full 900 MW campus. Source | 2026-10-01 |
| Microsoft Azure AI supercomputer (Loughton, UK) | under construction | Q1 2027 (initial GB300 delivery) | Nscale's own release states the 23,040-GPU commitment is delivered in Q1 2027. Source | 2025-09-17 |
Later still
| System | Status | Stated window | Basis | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (ORNL) | planned | 2028 | ORNL says Discovery will be delivered in 2028. Source | 2026-03-05 |
| Meta Hyperion | under construction | 2030 (initial operational target) | Local Louisiana press reports Meta's own project timeline targets the Hyperion data center being operational by 2030, with a transmission substation online by end of 2026 and Entergy's dedicated power plants by end of 2028; independent infrastructure-tracking research instead frames 2030 as only a roughly 2 GW milestone with the full 5 GW buildout not expected until around 2032, and Meta itself has not published a specific operational date. Source | 2026-10-01 |