Huawei hikes Ascend 950DT price 20-50% as black-market HBM costs multiply
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-10
Huawei has raised the price of its Ascend 950DT to 250,000 yuan ($35k), a 20%–50% increase from quotes given just two months ago.
- HBM memory procured by China on the black market generally costs several times what buyers outside China pay
- Commentators warn the supply gap and price divergence will get uglier, signaling deepening compute scarcity in China
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