Evidence-backed European AI register
Pharos — The Greek AI Factory (GRNET)
Reviewed identity, roles, model listings, pricing and evidence for Pharos — The Greek AI Factory (GRNET).
Dataset compiled 2026-08-27 · evidence over inference
Reviewed identity
- Headquarters scope
- EU headquarters
- Headquarters record
- Athens
- Legal entity
- EuroHPC AI Factory hosted by GRNET S.A. (National Infrastructures for Research and Technology), under the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance
- Ownership
- state-owned
- Founded
- 2025
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-08-22
Evidence boundaries
Organisation listings identify a reviewed canonical record. Model listings show an association in the source register; they do not by themselves establish model creation, current API availability, hosting location or infrastructure ownership.
Profile note
Greece's national AI compute base. DAEDALUS delivers 89 Pflops with a significant share reserved exclusively for AI, launching early 2026, connected via GRNET at up to 400Gbps. Consortium: GRNET (lead), NCSR Demokritos, National Technical University of Athens, Athena Research Center, Growthfund, plus six affiliated institutions including Aristotle University and FORTH. Priority sectors: Health (dedicated Health AI Hub), Language & Culture (Greek language and heritage), Sustainability. Its Pharos-CY antenna in Cyprus is a separate record. No model of its own yet — but it is the intended comput…
Record sources
- https://www.pharos-aifactory.eu/
- https://www.ekt.gr/en/projects/30964
- https://www.iit.demokritos.gr/projects/ai-factories-pharos/
- https://intelligence.csd.auth.gr/projects/pharos-the-greek-ai-factory/
- https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/faros-ai-factory-greek-llm/
- https://www.pharos-aifactory.eu/opportunity-for-european-ai-startups-through-llm-bridge/