AI token prices fall while GPU rental prices hold firm
What happened
In August 2026, data from Ornn, Silicon Data and Bloomberg showed AI token prices continuing to fall while H100 GPU rental prices stayed flat or rose. a16z calls this a textbook Jevons paradox for the AI market: cheaper AI tokens push demand higher. The Decoder reported on 11 October 2026 that this is exactly the situation Jensen Huang most wants to see.
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- The DecoderCheaper AI tokens are driving more demand, and that's Jensen Huang's best-case scenario
Data from a16z shows a Jevons paradox in the AI market: token prices keep falling, but H100 GPU rental prices hold steady or climb. Cheaper AI drives demand faster than costs drop. If that demand flattens, the chain from chip makers to cloud providers takes a hit.
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Current heat 3·Peak in the comparable range 10（Oct 11 19:00）·Change over 24 hours in the comparable range -49%
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