Casitel bloghttps://casitel.com/blog/Notes on buying GPU capacity, GPU pricing and compute finance, worldwide. Every figure carries its source and its date.en-gbTue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000Inference platforms rent their GPUs. Here is how they earn.https://casitel.com/blog/why-inference-platforms-rent-their-gpus/https://casitel.com/blog/why-inference-platforms-rent-their-gpus/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000How do inference platforms make money? They charge per token or per GPU-hour, and most rent the GPUs. What that means for GPU providers.Why GPU prices keep moving. What pushes the H100 hour up and down.https://casitel.com/blog/why-gpu-prices-keep-moving/https://casitel.com/blog/why-gpu-prices-keep-moving/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000Why are GPU prices falling, then rising? Five drivers of H100 rental prices, from new chips to power, with dated index readings from 2026.Neocloud or hyperscaler? What GPU capacity really costs.https://casitel.com/blog/neocloud-vs-hyperscaler-gpu/https://casitel.com/blog/neocloud-vs-hyperscaler-gpu/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000Neocloud vs hyperscaler GPU rates for the H100, H200 and B200, read on 3 November 2026, with published commitment discounts and what else changes the bill.The list price is not the price. How GPU deals actually close.https://casitel.com/blog/list-price-is-not-the-price/https://casitel.com/blog/list-price-is-not-the-price/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000H100 rate cards ran from $1.99 to $9.80 a GPU-hour on 8 October 2026. Large buyers rarely pay them. How GPU deals close, and how to benchmark a quote.How to buy GPU capacity. A buyer's checklist.https://casitel.com/blog/how-to-buy-gpu-capacity/https://casitel.com/blog/how-to-buy-gpu-capacity/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000A checklist for buying GPU capacity: the workload, the cluster, the term, the place and date, the contract and the counterparty. What to settle before you sign.How much is an H100 per hour? Rate cards, an index, and the gap.https://casitel.com/blog/h100-price-per-hour/https://casitel.com/blog/h100-price-per-hour/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000H100 price per hour on 3 November 2026: published rates from $1.99 to $9.80, a live index at $2.94, and what the hourly rate leaves out.The Gulf is the biggest blind spot on the compute map.https://casitel.com/blog/gulf-compute-map/https://casitel.com/blog/gulf-compute-map/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000Middle East GPU capacity is announced in gigawatts. What is live is hard to find. Projects, chip licences and power, each dated and attributed.Four ways to buy compute in bulk. What each one suits.https://casitel.com/blog/four-ways-to-buy-compute-in-bulk/https://casitel.com/blog/four-ways-to-buy-compute-in-bulk/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000A GPU broker, a compute marketplace, a direct cloud contract or your own hardware: four routes to buy compute in bulk, what each suits and where each can fail.Data centre due diligence. A checklist for buyers and investors.https://casitel.com/blog/data-centre-due-diligence-checklist/https://casitel.com/blog/data-centre-due-diligence-checklist/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000Searched as data center due diligence checklist: power, cooling, tier claims, land, contract and delivery. What to confirm before you commit.Compute futures, explained. What GPU futures are, and who needs them.https://casitel.com/blog/compute-futures-explained/https://casitel.com/blog/compute-futures-explained/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000Compute futures and GPU futures in plain words: the indices behind CME and ICE contracts, the dates, who would use them, and the limits.