{
  "observed_at": "2026-10-18",
  "constant_scenario_prices_used": {"H100_usd_hour": [1.5,2.5,4], "A100_usd_hour":[1,2,3], "H800_usd_hour":[1,2,3],"B200_usd_hour":[3,5,8],"million_usd_per_1e24_flop":[0.8,1.8,4]},
  "observed_public_price_reference": {"source":"https://lambda.ai/instances","scope":"8-GPU on-demand nodes, price per GPU/hour, excluding tax; not a contracted training supercluster", "H100_SXM":3.99,"B200_SXM6":6.69,"A100_SXM_80GB":2.79,"A100_SXM_40GB":1.99},
  "other_primary_reference":"https://www.runpod.io/pricing",
  "warning":"Reference retail prices are not actual lab spend. V1 constant scenarios retained for comparison, not claimed to be current public quotes. Bulk discounts, hardware vintage and owned-cluster amortization remain unresolved."
}