Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest)
50 MW AI data center in Chicago, IL, United States: operational.
- Capacity: 50 MW
- Location: Chicago, IL, United States
- Developer: Microsoft
- Status: operational
- Energy source: Mixed
Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest) is a 50 MW AI data center project located in Chicago, IL, United States, currently operational. It is being built by Microsoft. The site draws on a mix of power sources. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across IL, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Microsoft's Chicago-area infrastructure for Inflection AI is tracked at 50 MW and has been operational since 2023. It's dedicated to inference for the Pi assistant and dates from the Inflection era before the acquihire.
Public companies linked to Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest)
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Microsoft (MSFT), developer · hyperscaler
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest)?
- Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest) is an AI compute deployment that is not a standalone campus in Chicago, Illinois tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is operational.
- Where is Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest)?
- Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest) is in Chicago, Illinois. Every tracked Illinois campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/illinois.
- How big is Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest)?
- Data Center Index tracks Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest) at 50 MW. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it. This entry is not a standalone campus, so it is left out of campus counts and capacity totals.
- Who is building Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest)?
- Microsoft is developing Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest).
- Which public companies are linked to Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest)?
- Data Center Index links 1 tracked public company to Microsoft Inflection AI Pi Infrastructure (Midwest): Microsoft (MSFT). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Inflection Ai Midwest Data Center Us (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- Quantum Zeitgeist (quantumzeitgeist.com · press · 2023-07-03)