Blended GPU compute costs rose 1.4% this week across major cloud providers, led by ALVEO_U30's 77.7% gain.
Top Movers
| GPU | Blended Price | WoW Change | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALVEO_U30 | $0.07/hr | ▲ 77.7% | General |
| TPU_V7 | $1.50/hr | ▼ 13.4% | General |
| TPU_V6E | $0.66/hr | ▼ 5.0% | Training |
| V100 32GB | $1.56/hr | ▼ 2.2% | Training |
| TPU_V5LITEPOD | $0.18/hr | ▼ 2.0% | General |
| VIRTEX_VU9P | $0.87/hr | ▼ 1.5% | General |
| V100 | $1.87/hr | ▲ 1.4% | Training |
Blended pricing = average of spot, on-demand, and 1-year reserved rates across major cloud providers.
Training vs Inference
Training-class GPU pricing held steady this week (avg $4.30/hr, -0.3% WoW), while inference-class pricing held steady (avg $0.51/hr, -0.2% WoW).
The training-to-inference price ratio stands at 8.4x — stable compared to last week. The elevated spread suggests strong demand for training compute relative to inference, consistent with ongoing large model training activity.
Regional Spotlight: Oceania
Oceania trades at a 28% premium to global averages this week, with 20 GPU types available across the region. The most expensive GPUs in the region are GB200 ($16.42/hr), H200 ($10.35/hr), H100 ($7.44/hr). The 28% regional premium reflects regional demand dynamics.
For detailed pricing data across all Oceania sub-regions, see the full regional profile.
Implications
For cloud buyers: Europe continues to offer the lowest average GPU pricing ($1.98/hr blended average). For workloads with regional flexibility, the gap between Europe and Middle East is $2.05/hr — a 103% premium. Compare regional pricing →
For semiconductor analysts: GPU pricing trends remain broadly stable this week. H100 (+0.1% WoW) and MI300X (+0.0% WoW) are tracking within normal ranges. Blackwell (B200) blended pricing at $7.35/hr (+0.3% WoW) provides an early read on next-generation adoption curves. View all GPU profiles →
For GPU investors: Rising rental rates are improving returns for existing GPU deployments. Model scenarios with the GPU ROI Calculator →