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6mo ago

Mexico Unveils 314-PetaFLOPS 'Coatlicue' Supercomputer Plan to Leapfrog Regional Leaders

The government budgets 6 billion pesos for a two-year build starting in January to deliver a public system positioned to surpass existing Latin American capacity.

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Overview

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Coatlicue as a public supercomputer with 314 petaFLOPS of performance.
  • Construction is slated to begin in January 2026, proceed in seven stages over 24 months, and be funded with 6 billion pesos in public investment.
  • Project leaders said the system will use 14,480 GPUs.
  • Officials outlined uses such as climate forecasting, crop planning, water, oil and energy projects, scientific research, entrepreneurship support and large-scale services for the private sector.
  • Mexico says the machine would provide more than seven times the capacity of the region’s current leaders in Brazil (13.7–42 petaFLOPS) and Argentina (Clementina XXI at 12.6 petaFLOPS), while site, vendors, power and governance have not been disclosed.