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Table of Contents obligate us to pay for resources regardless of actual utilization. These commitments represent substantial fixed obligations. As of and subsequent to September 30, 2026, we have entered into purchase commitments and lease agreements, including short-term commitments, as well as leases not yet commenced, with an aggregate committed spend of more than $ , substantially all of which is related to compute and infrastructure. These commitments include approximately $ expected to be incurred before December 31, 2030, and substantially all of the remainder is expected to be incurred between 2031 and 2045. Approximately $ of these commitments are due in the next 12 months. See the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Contractual Obligations” for more information. Our ability to meet the substantial and growing financial obligations of these requirements to secure compute depends on our ability to generate significant revenue growth. We must grow our customer base and expand revenue rapidly in order to generate the cash flows necessary to satisfy these commitments. However, our revenue is primarily consumption-based, and much of it is not subject to long-term contractual commitments, while our compute and infrastructure commitments generally extend over multiple years. As a result, we may enter into these obligations based on revenue expectations that may not be realized. If our revenue growth does not keep pace with our compute-related payment obligations, if we are unable to successfully convert our compute investment into revenue-generating customer workloads, if we fail to raise additional capital on acceptable terms, or if we experience other adverse developments affecting our liquidity, we may be unable to satisfy these obligations. Any such failure could also result in defaults under our agreements, loss of access to critical resources, and reputational harm. In particular, a default under certain commercial agreements could trigger cross-default provisions under the A&R Credit Agreement (as defined below), and certain of our outstanding convertible promissory notes, potentially resulting in the acceleration of substantially all of our outstanding, and any future, indebtedness. Such cross-defaults could set off a cascading series of adverse consequences, including the exercise of remedies by multiple creditors, the termination of key commercial arrangements, enforcement actions against our assets, and severe liquidity constraints. An acceleration of our indebtedness, combined with the loss of access to critical data center infrastructure, among other things, could impair our ability to train and deploy models, serve customers, and fund ongoing operations, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. For more information, see the sections titled “—We have incurred significant indebtedness in order to operate and grow our business, including to fund our substantial compute commitments, and our ability to service this indebtedness may be constrained by our cash flows and liquidity” and “—We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to repay the principal and accrued interest of our outstanding convertible promissory notes or the A&R Credit Agreement in cash when required by the terms of the notes or the A&R Credit Agreement, as applicable, or at their maturity.” Additionally, the rapid pace of technological change across AI infrastructure, hardware, software, system architectures, and model development techniques means that compute secured today may become less efficient or economically attractive relative to future alternatives. We may find ourselves committed to using older- generation hardware and infrastructure while competitors gain access to more advanced systems, or we may be paying premium prices for resources that have declined in market value. These dynamics could adversely affect our cost structure and competitive position. Certain of our financing arrangements require us to enter into exclusive or preferential supply commitments with particular chip suppliers with respect to the compute financed pursuant to such arrangements. These commitments may limit our ability to shift procurement to alternative suppliers or newer chip architectures if our needs or the technology landscape evolve, potentially leaving us committed to platforms that are suboptimal for our actual workload requirements and reducing our ability to adjust our compute portfolio in response to changed circumstances. If we are unable to manage the foregoing risks, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected. Constraints on the critical inputs supporting compute could limit our ability to secure adequate compute. The compute necessary for training and deploying frontier models depends on a supply chain with multiple potential points of constraint or failure. The availability, pricing, and lead times for compute are affected by the supply of advanced chips and other IT equipment, the availability of sufficient electrical power and the infrastructure required to generate and deliver it, and the capacity of data center infrastructure. Each of these inputs faces significant constraints that may limit our ability to secure the compute we need. In addition, 32
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