GPU Shortage 2.0: When Renting GPUs Is Harder Than Renting an Apartment—H100 Rates Up 40% in Six Months

SemiAnalysis examines the 2026 GPU rental crunch: H100 one-year lease rates jumped from $1.70 to $2.35 per GPU-hour, on-demand capacity sold out, and Blackwell deployments filled through September as a self-reinforcing shortage took hold.