AWS Announces Fourth Consecutive GPU Price Increase, Raising Reserved Capacity Costs 15% in October

Amazon Web Services will raise prices on reserved GPU capacity by 15% starting October 7, 2026, marking the fourth consecutive quarterly pricing adjustment this year. The increase targets EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML, a service allowing customers to reserve GPU capacity for machine learning workloads up to six months in advance. According to Wells Fargo analysis, cumulative price increases for high-end GPU instances including H100, H200, B200, and B300 processors have now reached 40–75% year-to-date, following January's 15% hike and July's 20% adjustment.