Utah's AI Factory supercomputer, Redtail, is a statewide AI resource created to provide
Utah's institutions of higher education, state organizations, and commercial sector
with access to advanced computing resources, training, and support. Redtail will accelerate
and support research, education, innovation, and AI workforce development across the
state.
The Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) at the University of Utah will manage
the Redtail AI Factory for Utah. The supercomputer is built for national impact and
will support regional AI innovation across sectors and position Utah as a leader in
AI-enabled research and innovation. Redtail represents a significant increase in high-end
GPU computing capacity at the University of Utah, fueled by $50 million in investment
across public and private sectors over five years.
The Redtail platform is a partnership among the State of Utah, University of Utah,
Brynn Ballard and Peter Huntsman, and the Huntsman Family Foundation. The supercomputer
will advance Utah as a national leader in AI research and innovation, allowing users
across the state to train, apply, and scale large AI models across multiple servers
with many GPUs.
Enablement is a key aspect of the Redtail program, ensuring that users can successfully
access, learn, and apply the resource. This includes training, onboarding, outreach,
and utilization support, which will be led by the CHPC in coordination with user representatives
from partner organizations. The CHPC has the great privilege of conducting operations
and user enablement for Redtail on behalf of the university and state.
Redtail AI Factory Challenges for Research and Societal Impact
Challenge Call Closed
Thank you for your interest in the Redtail AI Factory challenge call. The initial
call for early-access projects closed in September 2026.
A group of projects has been selected to form the initial Redtail cohort and will
help demonstrate how Redtail and associated AI enablement resources can support ambitious
research, education, and innovation activities across Utah.
Additional opportunities to propose projects and request access to Redtail will be
available in the future. Once full operations begin, access to Redtail will be primarily managed through an
open allocation process on a quarterly basis.
See the first Redtail projects
Meet Redtail Webinar Materials
The webinar "Meet Redtail: Utah's New AI Factory Supercomputer for Research and Education"
was held on July 8, 2026. Materials from the webinar are available below.
Recent updates about Redtail
October 2026
Redtail in focus: Utah's leadership in AI infrastructure and access highlighted in recent publications
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming scientific discovery processes, and institutions nationwide are confronting the challenge of ensuring equitable access to computational power while safeguarding data sovereignty, intellectual property, and research integrity. Two major national policy reports provide insights and lessons from the Redtail AI Factory.
August 2026
Call for proposals: Redtail AI Factory challenges for research and societal impact
We invite researchers, educators, and innovators from Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) institutions to propose AI challenge projects for early access to the Redtail AI Factory.
July 2026
Redtail takes flight: Meet Utah's new AI factory supercomputer for research and education
Utah's AI Factory supercomputer, Redtail, is a statewide AI resource created to provide Utah's institutions of higher education, state organizations, and commercial sector with access to advanced computing resources, training, and support. Redtail will accelerate and support research, education, innovation, and AI workforce development across the state.
July 2026
Redtail, Utah's AI Factory supercomputer, ranks among fastest and greenest systems in the world
The Redtail AI Factory reached rank 159 on the June 2026 TOP500 list and ranks among the world's most powerful computer systems. The platform also reached rank 76 on the Green500 list, which considers performance per unit of power. These rankings show that Redtail is not only a major investment in infrastructure, but also a major opportunity for Utahns to pursue ambitious research, education, and innovation with large-scale AI.
Further details on the computational resources and services available through Utah's
AI supercomputer, Redtail, can be found on the technical documentation.
Technical information
