How can GPU-hour prices rise while AI prices fall?
In a September 28 essay, the author says GPU-hour prices rose from $4.40 to $8.08 over six months. The essay points to rising demand and data-center costs alongside improving AI efficiency.
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The author argues that demand for limited GPU capacity and rising data-center costs are pushing GPU-hour prices up even as AI prices fall. The essay says Claude Opus 5.5 costs 40% less to run than the previous model and identifies gross profit per GPU-hour as the metric that will ultimately matter.
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