Nvidia AI GPUs Rent for Significantly Less in China Compared to the U.S..
Despite U.S. export restrictions, Chinese cloud providers offer Nvidia A100 GPU rentals at nearly half the U.S. rate.
- Chinese firms rent Nvidia A100 GPU servers for $6 per hour, compared to $10 per hour in the U.S.
- U.S. export restrictions have led to a black market and smuggling of Nvidia GPUs into China.
- Major Chinese companies avoid using smuggled GPUs, adhering to compliance standards.
- Nvidia's H100 GPUs are sold openly in Chinese markets, often at slight markups.
- Workarounds include Chinese firms setting up subsidiaries abroad to acquire Nvidia GPUs.
Ars Technica 
