South America vs Africa

Both are early-stage GPU markets. South America (São Paulo) has broader availability driven by Brazil's tech sector. Africa (South Africa) is the most nascent GPU market globally.

South America and Africa are the two least developed GPU markets globally, though South America has a meaningful lead driven by Brazil's large and growing technology sector.

São Paulo offers broader GPU type availability than South Africa, including access to some training-class GPUs. Africa's availability is primarily limited to inference-class hardware.

Both regions face similar challenges: high pricing premiums, limited GPU type coverage, and reliance on more established regions (North America, Europe) for large-scale training. However, both are growing — South America through organic tech sector demand and Africa through increasing digitalisation and cloud provider expansion.

For organisations operating in both regions, North America or Europe typically serves as the primary training hub, with local regions handling inference for reduced latency.