Reflection AI joins a list of companies that have reached computing-related agreements with SpaceX, including Anthropic, Google and Cursor. The company is also acquiring Cursor.
For Reflection, the agreement provides additional compute capacity as it works to develop what it describes as “American open intelligence.” The startup, last valued at $25 billion, is focused on open-source AI models designed to compete with systems from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google while offering governments and businesses more control than closed AI platforms.
“Recent events highlight how important open source is to the AI ecosystem, with more nations and enterprises recognizing the risks and costs associated with exclusively depending on closed models,” a Reflection spokesperson said in a statement.
The deal comes as open-source AI companies seek to benefit from growing concerns about reliance on closed-model providers. That debate has intensified after Anthropic cut off access to Fable and Mythos, raising questions about how much control customers have when critical work depends on proprietary systems.
Reflection has not yet released a public frontier open-source model. The company has, however, been gaining traction with government and national security customers, including work with the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission and involvement in broader Pentagon AI efforts.
For SpaceX, the agreement underscores how valuable advanced AI compute has become. Access to Nvidia chips remains a major constraint for companies building and operating frontier models, and SpaceX is using Colossus to position itself as a seller of that capacity.
The arrangement also strengthens SpaceX’s broader AI infrastructure narrative. Investors have been watching whether the company can expand beyond rockets and Starlink into data centers, AI infrastructure and compute services.
This analysis is based on reporting from CNBC.
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