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title: "Cheaper AI tokens are raising demand while H100 rental prices hold"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/cheaper-ai-tokens-are-raising-demand-while-h100-rental-prices-hold-9c7106
source_name: "The Decoder"
source_url: https://the-decoder.com/cheaper-ai-tokens-are-driving-more-demand-and-thats-jensen-huangs-best-case-scenario/
published: 2026-10-11T09:49:59.000Z
topics: ["chips", "llms"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Cheaper AI tokens are raising demand while H100 rental prices hold

*2026-10-11 · Source: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/cheaper-ai-tokens-are-driving-more-demand-and-thats-jensen-huangs-best-case-scenario/)*

Data from a16z shows token prices keep falling, yet H100 GPU rental prices are steady or rising. Demand is growing faster than unit costs drop.

**Why it matters:** This is a Jevons paradox: efficiency gains expand total consumption, which supports the chip-to-cloud investment chain. It also makes that chain dependent on demand continuing to grow, which sits awkwardly beside reports of consumer payment rates and revenue shortfalls at major labs.

**Topics:** chips, llms

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