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If an H100-equivalent could run a human-level software engineer, its annual rental value at current software-engineer prices would exceed $250,000.
Dwarkesh Patel · Why smarter AI models could drive up compute prices 10x · 3 Aug 2026
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“If a true human level software engineer could run on an H100 equivalent,”
“then at today's prices for software engineers,”
“that H100 should rent for over $250K a year.”Play from 4:13Report a misattribution
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