OpenAI reportedly developing its own smartphone chips with MediaTek and Qualcomm

THE DECODER / 4/27/2026

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Key Points

  • Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that OpenAI is developing custom smartphone processors in collaboration with MediaTek and Qualcomm.
  • Luxshare is said to be the exclusive partner responsible for system design and manufacturing for these chip efforts.
  • The development suggests OpenAI may be moving beyond software into on-device or tightly integrated hardware for mobile platforms.
  • If accurate, the initiative could influence OpenAI’s hardware strategy and the broader smartphone chip ecosystem through new OEM/ODM partnerships.

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAI is working with MediaTek and Qualcomm on custom smartphone processors, with Luxshare as the exclusive partner for system design and manufacturing.

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