2026-04-30 04:17:22
Nvidia Blackwell GPU Costs Double, But Per-Token Inference Expense Falls 35x vs Hopper
According to Nvidia's latest blog analysis, Blackwell GPUs cost nearly double per hour compared to Hopper generation, yet deliver 35-fold lower per-token inference costs. Using DeepSeek-R1 as a test model, Blackwell (GB300 NVL72) rents at $2.65 per GPU per hour versus Hopper's $1.41, but single GPU