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The GPU compute market, explained.
Prices, providers and the tools for buying GPU compute, compared side by side.
AI infrastructure market size in 2026: from $1T in capex to $42B you can rent
AI infrastructure market size in 2026: $1T+ data center capex, $497B AI infrastructure spend and a $42B rentable AI cloud market, with sources.
Compute Exchange vs Opengrid: auctions or routing for GPU compute
Compute Exchange runs auctions and forward contracts for blocks of GPU time. How it compares with Opengrid, which routes on-demand jobs through one API.
GPU cloud aggregators and marketplaces compared (2026)
Shadeform, SkyPilot, RunPod, Vast.ai, SF Compute, Ornn, Silicon Data, io.net and more: what each GPU compute tool does in 2026, and where each one stops.
GPU cloud funding and acquisitions: who raised and who got bought (2023 to 2026)
Funding rounds, valuations and acquisitions across GPU clouds, compute marketplaces and AI infrastructure, from Paperspace and Run:ai to OpenRouter.
GPU compute futures explained: CME, ICE and the price of an H100
CME lists H100 and B200 rental futures from 5 October 2026, built on Silicon Data indices. What GPU futures are, who trades them and what they need.
GPU rental prices in 2025 and 2026: how fast they move
AWS cut H100 prices 44% in one day. Then contract prices rose 40%. A timeline of GPU rental prices in 2025 and 2026, and what it means for buyers.
GPU utilization statistics 2026: most GPUs sit idle
83% of enterprises run GPUs at 50% utilization or less, and average utilization across 23,000 Kubernetes clusters is 5%. What that means for GPU buyers.
H100 price per hour in 2026: why the same GPU costs $1.25 to $11.07
What an NVIDIA H100 costs per hour in 2026 across 12 GPU clouds, why the same chip ranges from $1.25 to $11.07, and how contract and spot prices compare.
How to choose a GPU cloud provider, and why switching costs so much
209 GPU clouds, H100 prices from $1.25 to $11.07 an hour, and a full restart every time you switch. A practical checklist for choosing a GPU cloud provider.
NVIDIA DGX Cloud Lepton alternative: a neutral GPU marketplace
NVIDIA DGX Cloud Lepton is a marketplace across NVIDIA's cloud partners. How it compares with Opengrid, a provider-neutral market and routing layer.
OpenRouter for GPUs: the missing aggregation layer for compute
OpenRouter put every LLM behind one API and reached a reported $7B+ exit. Nobody has built that layer for GPU clouds yet. Here is what it would look like.
Ornn alternative: Ornn vs Opengrid for GPU compute
Ornn offers a GPU price index, futures with ICE and dedicated-capacity deals. How it compares with Opengrid, which routes on-demand jobs through one API.
Shadeform alternative: Shadeform vs Opengrid for buying GPU compute
Shadeform puts 20+ GPU clouds behind one API, but you still pick the instance. How it compares with Opengrid, which routes each job to the best provider.
Silicon Data vs Opengrid: a GPU price index vs a market you can buy in
Silicon Data publishes GPU rental price indices behind CME's futures. How that compares with Opengrid, which pairs a live price view with routing that runs jobs.
Spot vs on-demand vs reserved GPUs: which should you rent?
Spot GPUs run 60-91% below on-demand but can be pulled mid-job. How spot, on-demand and reserved pricing compare, and which fits training and inference.
TensorPool alternative: TensorPool vs Opengrid for running GPU jobs
TensorPool runs a training job on the cheapest GPU it finds. How that compares with Opengrid, which pairs a live GPU market view with routing by constraint.
What are neoclouds? Neoclouds vs hyperscalers vs GPU marketplaces
What a neocloud is, how neoclouds like CoreWeave, Crusoe, Nebius and Lambda differ from hyperscalers and GPU marketplaces, and what each costs.
What is GPU routing? Compute routing explained
GPU routing means describing a job and letting a router place it on the best GPU cloud. How it works, and how it differs from aggregators and marketplaces.