GPU rental prices jumped from $3 to $13/hour in six months; 2027 winners will match contract duration to compute
AccBalanced · x · 2026-11-04
ttunguz notes GPU short-term rental prices more than quadrupled from $3 to $12-13 per hour in six months. In 2026 the game was securing GPUs at any price; in 2027, the labs that win will be those matching customers' contract durations to their compute commitments — financial engineering becomes the essential skill.
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