In a quarterly filing Google said future contract commitments totaled $811bn as of end-June, up nearly $500bn from three months earlier. The amounts are disclosed separately from capital expenditure guidance and reflect procurement under supply agreements and open purchase orders; about $200.7bn is classified as short‑term. Commitments cover chips, data centers, power, inventory and content licensing, highlighting rapid resource locking to scale AI infrastructure. Parent Alphabet said it expects

In a quarterly filing Google said future contract commitments totaled $811bn as of end-June, up nearly $500bn from three months earlier. The amounts are disclosed separately from capital expenditure guidance and reflect procurement under supply agreements and open purchase orders; about $200.7bn is classified as short‑term. Commitments cover chips, data centers, power, inventory and content licensing, highlighting rapid resource locking to scale AI infrastructure. Parent Alphabet said it expects to spend about $195–205bn on capital expenditure this year to compete with Microsoft, Meta and Amazon in expanding AI compute.