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Nvidia A100 pricing rises amid continued demand for AI infrastructure
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Market reports indicate that Nvidia A100 GPU prices are increasing, contradicting previous claims that H100 pricing is softening in the secondary or supply market.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently highlighted the unprecedented scale of the current AI infrastructure boom, noting that demand is so intense it is driving up prices for hardware released over six years ago. This unusual secondary market inflation reflects a persistent supply-demand imbalance as enterprises scramble for any available silicon to run AI tasks. While the company scales its next-generation Blackwell architecture, older units like the V100—originally released in 2017—remain in high demand, proving that the compute shortage is lifting the value of the entire ecosystem.
The trend underscores Nvidia’s market dominance, where data center revenue recently surged by more than 427% year-over-year. Investors view the rising value of legacy chips as evidence that the AI investment cycle has not yet reached saturation, as demand continues to outstrip production. With lead times for flagship H100 and H200 units still stretched, the premium pricing on vintage GPUs signals a sustained, multi-year growth trajectory for the sector's installed base.
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