"Google Unveils Axion: Its Inaugural Custom Arm-based Data Center Processor"

Google Cloud announces its first custom-built Arm processor, Axion, based on Arm’s Neoverse 2 designs, claiming 30% better performance than competitors' Arm-based instances and up to 50% better performance and 60% better energy efficiency than comparable X86-based instances. However, Google did not provide documentation to support these claims or details on availability, pricing, or technical data. The company emphasized that Axion is built on an open foundation, allowing customers to bring existing Arm workloads to Google Cloud without modifications, and plans to release technical documentation later this year.