Maase Inc. Signs RMB 76.8 Million AI Computing Services Agreement to Provide 450P-Class High-Performance Computing Infrastructure

QINGDAO, China, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS) (“MAAS” or the “Company”), an artificial intelligence (“AI”)-centric full-scene digital systems provider and operator, today announced that its subsidiary, Huarong Future (Sichuan) Technology Co., Ltd. (“Huarong Future”), entered into a computing services agreement recently, with Beijing VirtAI Technology Co., Ltd. (“VirtAI Tech”) for enterprise-grade high-performance computing services. The agreement has a twelve-month term with an aggregate contract value of RMB 76.8 million.

Technical Delivery Standards and Service Overview

The cluster is designed to deliver over 450P of FP16 computing power under non-sparse conditions, capable of supporting large language model training, inference, and other high-performance AI workloads.

In addition to provisioning computing capacity, Huarong Future will provide technical consulting and ongoing operational support, covering troubleshooting at the underlying hardware, equipment, and system platform layers. By integrating computing resources, platform operations, and continuous technical support, Huarong Future aims to provide stable and reliable infrastructure for enterprise customers.

Management Commentary

Dr. Zhifeng Li, the Chief Technology Officer of MAAS, commented: “This partnership with VirtAI Tech represents an important step in the commercial expansion of our computing service business. It reflects our capability to execute large-scale, enterprise-grade computing deployments and validates our integrated strengths in computing resource aggregation, technical delivery, and complex operational maintenance. As our business evolves from project-based engagements toward long-term and large-scale service contracts, this partnership establishes a clearer monetization pathway for our computing services capabilities. Looking ahead, we will continue to scale our computing services and deepen industry partnerships to empower enterprise AI implementation.”

About MAAS

Maase Inc. (NASDAQ: MAAS) is an integrated provider and operator of an artificial intelligence (“AI”)-centric full-scene digital systems. Our businesses focus on areas of flexible energy deployment and intelligent commercial network operation, and provide closed-loop solutions from computing infrastructure, smart hardware and full-scene services, aiming to achieve large-scale implementation of AI technologies across industries. Powered by our dual engines of intelligent technology and ecosystem integration, through strategic industry consolidation and continuous improvement in operations, our mission is to build up an open and collaborative industrial ecosystem and provide our customers with efficient, reliable and sustainable intelligent products and solutions. We will continuously explore and consolidate high-quality technological and commercial resources globally and explore industrial application scenarios of AI technologies. For more information, please visit: https://ir.maaseai.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

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