The reserved gpu just got 15 percent pricier. aws raised capacity block rates on oct 7, taking an…
the reserved gpu just got 15 percent pricier. aws raised capacity block rates on oct 7, taking an h100 hour from $5.191 to $5.970 and a b200 from $12.355 to $14.208.
the spot market now keeps the discount.
Context
Verified event date: AWS posted new EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML rates effective Oct 7, 2026. Its pricing page lists p5.48xlarge in US East (N. Virginia) at $47.757 an hour, or $5.970 per H100 accelerator; Sayer (Oct 5) lists $14.208 per P6-B200 accelerator.
Sayer says AWS stated no percentage, and that outlets citing Wells Fargo called the move about 15 percent and the fourth straight quarterly hike. AWS says On-Demand and Savings Plans prices are unchanged.
The Oct 7 date, the $5.970 H100 rate and the $14.208 B200 rate match AWS's page and Sayer. The $5.191 and $12.355 starting prices and the 15 percent figure were not on AWS's page; the 15 percent comes from outlets citing Wells Fargo, and ComputeStacker says H100 rose 15 percent to $5.970. The rise applies to Capacity Blocks, not all reserved GPUs. 'The spot market now keeps the discount' is the author's.
'the reserved gpu just got 15 percent pricier' is the author's opinion.
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Watch next
- Find the prior Capacity Block rates AWS published before Oct 7.
Sources
- AWS, Capacity Blocks pricingaws.amazon.com
- Sayer, Oct 5, 2026sayer.news
- ComputeStacker, Oct 6, 2026computestacker.com
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The note above is reproduced unedited from the original post, first published on Threads on 11 October 2026 at 12:18 IST. Sources are the papers and datasets the note draws on.
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