H100$6.39/hr 1.2% 7d
A100 80GB$2.45/hr 0.5% 7d
H200$10.29/hr 0.8% 7d
L40S$1.28/hr 0.3% 7d
T4$0.24/hr 0.6% 7d
L4$0.45/hr 1.1% 7d
H100$6.39/hr 1.2% 7d
A100 80GB$2.45/hr 0.5% 7d
H200$10.29/hr 0.8% 7d
L40S$1.28/hr 0.3% 7d
T4$0.24/hr 0.6% 7d
L4$0.45/hr 1.1% 7d
Weekly Pulse

GPU Market Pulse — Week of May 11, 2026

Signwl ResearchMay 12, 20262 min read

Blended GPU compute costs remained stable 0.0% this week across major cloud providers, led by A100 40GB's 0.0% gain.

Top Movers

GPUBlended PriceWoW ChangeClass
A100 40GB$1.76/hrTraining
A100 80GB$2.44/hrTraining
A10G$0.73/hrInference
A10$0.93/hrInference
ALVEO_U30$0.11/hrGeneral
B200$7.80/hrTraining
B300$10.31/hrGeneral

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 $4.29/hr, +0.0% WoW), while inference-class pricing held steady (avg $0.52/hr, +0.0% WoW).

The training-to-inference price ratio stands at 8.3x — 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: South America

South America trades at a 30% premium to global averages this week, with 19 GPU types available across the region. The most expensive GPUs in the region are GB200 ($23.02/hr), H200 ($11.43/hr), H100 ($9.13/hr). The 30% regional premium reflects emerging infrastructure and limited provider competition.

For detailed pricing data across all South America sub-regions, see the full regional profile.

Implications

For cloud buyers: Asia Pacific continues to offer the lowest average GPU pricing ($2.20/hr blended average). For workloads with regional flexibility, the gap between Asia Pacific and Middle East is $1.89/hr — a 86% premium. Compare regional pricing →

For semiconductor analysts: GPU pricing trends remain broadly stable this week. H100 (+0.0% WoW) and MI300X (+0.0% WoW) are tracking within normal ranges. Blackwell (B200) blended pricing at $7.80/hr (+0.0% WoW) provides an early read on next-generation adoption curves. View all GPU profiles →

For GPU investors: Stable pricing supports predictable returns for existing deployments. Model scenarios with the GPU ROI Calculator →

Source: Signwl data for the week of May 11, 2026. All prices are GPU-only (excluding CPU, RAM, networking), blended across spot, on-demand, and 1-year reserved rates from major cloud providers.

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