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AI2's Nathan Lambert expects H100 rentals to hold at $2/hour

He doubts power bottlenecks are the sole pricing constraint.

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AI2's Nathan Lambert expects H100 rentals to hold at $2/hour

He doubts power bottlenecks are the sole pricing constraint.

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NL Nathan Lambert@natolambert

8:41 AM · Jul 19, 2026

73TECH

At this rate h100s will stay about $2/hour forever

XL xlr8harder@xlr8harder

9:11 AM · Jul 19, 2026

1854TECH

@natolambert Lambert, famous skeptic about the power bottleneck ;)

LD Leon Derczynski ⚒️☁️🏔️🌲@LeonDerczynski

10:10 AM · Jul 19, 2026

1139TECH

@natolambert H100 NVL entered EOL in q3 '25

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Users reacted negatively to NVIDIA H100 GPU rental prices holding at $2 per hour, warning of sharp spikes from geopolitical risks and noting hidden ongoing costs for power, cooling, and operations.

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FE Ferbin@Ferbin08

3:50 PM · Jul 19, 2026

@natolambert Cheap chips don't mean cheap AI. The bill just moves to power, cooling, rent, and people babysitting the stack.

1H 13F Hunter@SunshineCap1

10:48 AM · Jul 19, 2026

@natolambert At this rate, you will be bankrupt long this crap

PR Paul Roales@proales

8:44 AM · Jul 19, 2026

@natolambert $20/hour after Taiwan gets invaded.

GM Glenn Matlin@GlennMatlin

10:47 AM · Jul 19, 2026

@zackangelo @natolambert Academics wept

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