A100 rental prices still rising in 2026 per a16z data, Jevons paradox hits compute
VraserX · x · 2026-10-27
Older GPUs that were once expected to become worthless are doing the opposite: even A100 rental prices are climbing in 2026, according to a16z's data. The poster argues that as AI gets cheaper per unit, usage explodes and compute demand goes through the roof — a classic Jevons paradox — and the industry is still ridiculously early.
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