Baidu Unveils Tianchi 1024-card Supernode for AI Workloads

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Baidu Unveils Tianchi 1024-card Supernode for AI Workloads

The system uses optical connections to speed data transfers among computing resources.

By Simon Yoon

Published Nov 12, 2026, 2:26 PM EST

Optical fibers connect compute modules inside a compact chassis / TokenPost.ai

Baidu (BIDU) unveiled its Tianchi 1024-card Supernode at Baidu World 2026 on Thursday, adding a system with optical connections designed to expand computing capacity for large AI workloads.

The supernode uses optical connections to speed data transfers among its computing resources. Baidu introduced the system on Nov. 12.

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