Google announces TPU 8tx and 8i Max; availability remains unverified
Google announced two eighth-generation TPU systems on November 9: 8tx for confidential computing and 8i Max for large-context workloads.
These are new system configurations built from existing eighth-generation chips, not two wholly new chips. 8tx focuses on confidential inference and 8i Max on long-context workloads. This is not a new Gemini web, app or API feature.
November 9 is the announcement date. Hardware availability dates, prices, Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan supply and management-interface languages remain unverified. Not tested.
November 9 is the announcement date. Hardware availability dates, prices, Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan supply and management-interface languages remain unverified. Not tested.
Usage conditions
- Hong Kong
- Hardware supply, Chinese UI and local costs for Hong Kong remain incompletely verified. Not tested.
- Macau
- Hardware supply, Chinese UI and local costs for Macau remain incompletely verified. Not tested.
- Taiwan
- Hardware supply, Chinese UI and local costs for Taiwan remain incompletely verified. Not tested.
Official source: Our newest TPUs: 8tx and 8i Max, built for the agentic era