Firebird has launched the largest AI factory in Armenia

On August 8, Firebird officially launched the country’s largest AI factory in the Armenian city of Razdan. The opening ceremony was attended by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Kazakh Vice Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiev, and the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Armenia, David Allen. Construction of the first phase took just over six months.

Technologies and Partners

The data center is built on NVIDIA’s reference DSX AI Factory platform using Dell PowerEdge servers. According to NVIDIA, this architecture allows for up to 40% more GPUs to be deployed in the same footprint, increasing token output per dollar and per megawatt of power. Schneider Electric provided the energy infrastructure, including medium- and low-voltage switchgear, three-phase uninterruptible power supply systems, and rack solutions. Vertiv is responsible for cooling, having implemented a chilled-water architecture with the centralized iCOM CWM management system.

The operational DC-1 cluster includes 6,144 NVIDIA B200 accelerators with a total power capacity of 15 megawatts.

Expansion Plans

By the end of 2027, Firebird intends to deploy more than 70,000 NVIDIA Rubin and Blackwell GPUs in Armenia, bringing the site’s total power capacity to 300 megawatts. The next phase, DC-2, is designed for 75,000 NVIDIA VR200 accelerators with a total power capacity of 125 megawatts, and the company is also preparing a third phase of comparable scale. In addition to Armenia, Firebird’s plans cover Kazakhstan and other countries in the region.

Investments and Clients

NVIDIA plans to invest in the company, though the amount of planned investment has not been disclosed. Among the first clients of the Armenian facility is Perplexity, which will gain access to Firebird’s infrastructure for its AI agent platform and AI-powered search engine with answers.

In November 2025, Firebird received an export license from U.S. authorities for the supply of advanced NVIDIA chips to Armenia. The cost of the first phase of the project was initially estimated at $500 million; however, in February 2026, during a visit to Armenia by the U.S. Vice President, the total project cost was increased to $4 billion, with plans to deploy approximately 50,000 GPUs and license an additional 41,000 NVIDIA GB300 chips.

Source: NVIDIA