Issue 1 · October 2026
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p.1 · The cover · Issue 1
The Book
October 2026
What an hour on a chip cost through the month.
$2.40 an hour
2.40
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- GPU rental — What a chip costs by the hourWhat an hour on a chip cost through the month.p.5
- Models — Open-weight models released each dayHow many open-weight models were put out each day.p.5
- Models — Which model people prefer in a blind voteWhich model people picked in a blind vote.p.6
- Models — Where an AI app sits in the free chartWhere the AI apps sat in the free chart.p.6
- Power — How much of the fleet is runningHow much of the American reactor fleet was running.p.7
- Power — How much power is waiting to connectHow much power is still waiting to be connected.p.7
- Accelerators — How fast a system serves gpt-oss-120bHow fast the fastest measured system serves a 70B model.p.8
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