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Compute spot prices are over 40% higher than at the February trough earlier this year.
Dwarkesh Patel · Why smarter AI models could drive up compute prices 10x · 3 Aug 2026
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“With regards to compute,”
“the spot prices for compute are more than 40% higher than they were in the February.”
“February trough that we had earlier this year.”Play from 1:13Report a misattribution
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