Amazon Hikes Chip-Rental Prices, Reportedly Moves Nvidia Processors Off Balance Sheet
Amazon is increasing prices for renting high-performance microchips, indicating a financing crunch among hyperscalers. The company is also reportedly planning to sell and then lease back Nvidia processors.
Amazon is increasing prices for renting microchips. The move underscores the financing pressure facing hyperscalers that are supporting the AI buildout, and Amazon has announced it is raising what it charges to rent high-performance microchips. It is also reportedly planning to sell the processors and then lease them back.