Operator Comparison

Meta vs Amazon Web Services

Meta and Amazon Web Services represent two fundamentally different AI infrastructure strategies. Meta builds and owns its AI infrastructure exclusively for internal model training and inference, investing in massive GPU clusters for its open-weight Llama models. AWS provides AI infrastructure as a commercial service to thousands of enterprises, offering GPU clusters, managed training environments, and custom Trainium silicon. This comparison shows their direct facility footprints.

Meta
Facilities19
Capacity16.8 GW
Countries4
vs
Amazon Web Services
Facilities44
Capacity22.4 GW
Countries27

Scale Comparison

Total Capacity
Meta
16.8 GW
Amazon Web Services
22.4 GW
Facility Count
Meta
19
Amazon Web Services
44

Status Breakdown

Meta
Operational9
Under Construction5
Announced4
Planned1
Amazon Web Services
Operational31
Under Construction6
Planned4
Announced3

Energy Mix

Meta
Renewable14
Nuclear5
Amazon Web Services
Renewable22
Unknown5
Mixed5
Grid4
Nuclear3
Grid (utility-powered) + Regional Grid Upgrades1
Grid (utility power)1
Grid (SP Group — Singapore national grid)1
Grid (KSA utility power)1
Hydroelectric1

Top Countries for Meta

United States16 facilities
Sweden1 facility
Denmark1 facility
Ireland1 facility

Top Countries for Amazon Web Services

United States12 facilities
India3 facilities
South Korea2 facilities
Japan2 facilities
Australia2 facilities

Frequently asked questions

How does Meta compare to Amazon Web Services in AI infrastructure?
Meta has 19 tracked facilities with 16.8 GW total capacity. Amazon Web Services has 44 facilities with 22.4 GW. The comparison includes status breakdown, energy profile, and geographic distribution.

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