Humain and Cohere partner to build one of the Middle East’s largest AI infrastructure deployments

Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain and Canadian AI firm Cohere have announced a strategic partnership to develop one of the region’s largest dedicated AI infrastructure deployments and collaborate on enterprise and sovereign AI models.

The agreement was announced on July 9 during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Under the partnership, the companies will build dedicated AI computing infrastructure to support the next generation of frontier AI models. The deployment is expected to become operational by the fourth quarter of 2027.

The initiative combines Humain’s expanding AI infrastructure platform with Cohere’s expertise in developing large-scale foundation models.

Backed by the Public Investment Fund, Humain operates across the AI value chain as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy to position the Kingdom as a global AI hub through investments in innovation, intellectual property, and talent development.

As part of the agreement, Humain will dedicate at least 50 megawatts of AI computing capacity to support Cohere’s next-generation foundation models, with additional capacity expected to be added over the next five years as demand grows.

“The future of artificial intelligence will be defined by access to compute. Frontier AI models require infrastructure at an unprecedented scale,” said Tareq Amin, CEO of Humain.

He said Cohere’s decision to choose Humain for its first major international AI computing deployment outside North America reflects the company’s growing infrastructure capabilities and its ability to support advanced AI research and development.

Cohere co-founder and CEO Aidan Gomez said reliable access to high-performance computing is essential for developing increasingly capable AI models.

“Our partnership with Humain provides the AI infrastructure, scale, and flexibility needed to develop future generations of enterprise AI models while supporting our long-term compute requirements,” he said.

Gomez added that the companies also plan to collaborate on sovereign AI initiatives, including models designed for Saudi Arabia and other international markets.

Beyond infrastructure, the partnership aims to accelerate enterprise AI adoption by combining Cohere’s expertise in secure AI with Humain’s full-stack AI capabilities.

The companies said the collaboration will help organizations deploy AI to improve productivity, knowledge management, customer engagement, and operational efficiency.

The partners also plan to develop sovereign AI models, including Arabic-language and domain-specific foundation models, as well as specialized AI systems tailored for enterprise use cases.

Humain said the collaboration underscores the growing importance of large-scale computing infrastructure for frontier AI development. By combining accelerated computing with Cohere’s research expertise, the companies aim to expand regional AI capacity and advance secure, enterprise-grade AI models.

The partnership also provides a scalable framework for future expansion, enabling additional computing capacity to support new AI model development as enterprise demand for AI continues to grow.