AWS has raised EC2 Capacity Block prices for ML by 15% across all regions, impacting GPU-based workloads. The uniform price hikes affect top-tier instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs, underscoring supply

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AWS raised EC2 Capacity Block prices for ML workloads by 15% across all regions, affecting GPU-intensive instances like P5e and P5en powered by NVIDIA H100/H200 GPUs. The uniform price increase represents a policy decision rather than dynamic supply-demand pricing, with rates rising from $34.61 to $39.80 per hour for p5e.48xlarge instances. Industry experts attribute the hike to supply chain pressures, inflation, and infrastructure constraints (particularly electricity), while noting that Capacity Blocks are often the only practical way to access these high-end GPU instances. The increase affects all customers regardless of enterprise discounts and highlights the importance of workload optimization and cost management for ML teams.

AWS Hikes EC2 Capacity Block Rates by 15% in Uniform ML Pricing Adjustment