SVCI Public GPU Rate Index
103.8
Unchanged from Issue 003. Tier medians and coverage remained fixed at public precision.
Compute Opacity Index
28.5
Weighted public-price opacity remained unchanged from Issue 003.
Coverage Score
0.7150
Weighted share of the panel resolving to a comparable fixed public rate.
Companion Dollar Basket
$6.9333
Absolute USD per GPU-hour companion, unchanged from Issue 003 at public precision.
The readings

Headline state.

Issue 004 index values
IndexValueBasis
SVCI Public GPU Rate Index103.8Headline composite, base = Issue 001; weights 0.45 / 0.45 / 0.10
Compute Opacity Index28.5100 times (1 minus CompositeCoverage)
Hyperscaler Premium2.7352xTier 1 median over the pooled non-hyperscaler median
Neocloud Discount0.6344Tier 2 median relative to the Tier 1 median
Price Floor2.82Lower-quartile headline-rate floor marker
Coverage Score0.7150Weighted panel coverage

The Confidence Score remains unpublished pending the per-row confidence audit. All other headline readings are calculated from the locked Issue 004 data layer.

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Tier medians

The three tiers.

Median on-demand rate by tier, USD per GPU-hour
TierWeightPanel slotsN in windowMedian USD
Tier 1, Hyperscalers0.454410.53065
Tier 2, GPU clouds and neoclouds0.451893.85000
Tier 3, Marketplaces and aggregators0.10524.62000

Panel slots are the locked twenty-seven provider composition across three tiers. N in window is the count of in-window observations that resolve to a comparable public rate.


Panel coverage

What the panel shows.

SVCI Issue 004 reviews all twenty-seven headline-panel providers. Fifteen published comparable fixed public H100 SXM 80GB rates that cleared the inclusion gate. Twelve were captured and excluded because the public surface was a floor, marketplace, aggregator, sales gate, signed-in-only rate, or incompatible product mode.

The headline index held at 103.8. Tier 2 public-price coverage remained nine of eighteen providers. Together AI moved lower versus Issue 003, but stayed above the Tier 2 median, so the median remained $3.85.

The index tracks the panel. The medians use only comparable public rates.
Panel status, Issue 004
StatusCount
Headline-eligible public rates15
Captured and excluded12
Pending0
Total headline panel27
Coverage by tier
TierResolvedCoverage
Tier 1, Hyperscalers4 / 4100.0%
Tier 2, GPU clouds9 / 1850.0%
Tier 3, Marketplaces2 / 540.0%
Weighted Coverage Score0.7150
Compute Opacity Index28.5

Matched-panel sensitivity

What moved, and what did not.

Among the nine Tier 2 providers entering the Issue 004 median, the median was unchanged from Issue 003 at $3.85. Together AI repriced lower from the prior issue, but remained above the median. The index therefore held at 103.8.

Issue 003 to Issue 004 sensitivity
MetricIssue 003Issue 004
Tier 2 median, N=9$3.8500$3.8500
SVCI public display103.8103.8
Why Issue 004 did not move. The comparable public-rate set stayed at fifteen providers. The coverage structure that lifted Issue 003 to 103.8 remained in place, and the Tier 2 median stayed at $3.85.

Tier 3 disclosure

Thin coverage.

Tier 3 remains a two-of-five fixed-rate observation. RunPod and Paperspace enter the tier median. Vast.ai, TensorDock, and Shadeform do not because dynamic marketplace rates, host-varying floors, and aggregator pass-through prices are not comparable fixed provider rates. The 0.10 weight remains locked.


Evidence and corrections

How to check this issue.

Every published rate traces to a recorded source and evidence artifact. The public evidence manifest identifies the provider folders, screenshots, source notes, and SHA-256 hashes retained in the sealed package. The canonical data layer, calculation report, and reconciliation ledger are published with the issue.

The full screenshot archive remains the sealed public evidence package of record. Public display should crop browser tabs and taskbars before embedding screenshots.


Appendix A

Headline panel status.

The headline panel contains twenty-seven provider slots. Fifteen comparable fixed public H100 SXM 80GB rates enter the medians. Twelve captured rows are disclosed as non-inclusions. No row remains pending.

Tier 1, Hyperscalers, 4 of 4 priced
IDProviderStatusMedianRateReason
E001AWSPricedYes$6.88on_demand_fixed
E002AzurePricedYes$12.29on_demand_fixed
E003GCPPricedYes$11.0613on_demand_fixed
E004OraclePricedYes$10on_demand_fixed
Tier 2, GPU clouds and neoclouds, 9 of 18 priced
IDProviderStatusMedianRateReason
E005CoreWeavePricedYes$6.155on_demand_fixed
E006CrusoePricedYes$3.9on_demand_fixed
E007LambdaPricedYes$3.99on_demand_fixed
E008NebiusPricedYes$3.85on_demand_fixed
E009Together AIPricedYes$3.99on_demand_fixed
E010HyperstackPricedYes$2.4on_demand_fixed
E011VerdaPricedYes$3.25on_demand_fixed
E012Voltage ParkCaptured, excludedNostarting_floor
E013FluidstackCaptured, excludedNonone_published
E014NscaleCaptured, excludedNosales_or_quote_gated_no_fixed_public_rate
E015IRENCaptured, excludedNoexclusive_pricing_contact_sales
E016Applied DigitalCaptured, excludedNono_public_rate_contact_form_404_pricing_route
E017GMI CloudCaptured, excludedNostarting_floor
E018CUDO ComputeCaptured, excludedNoquote_on_request
E019SpheronCaptured, excludedNomarketplace_dynamic
E020JarvislabsPricedYes$2.69on_demand_fixed
E021HyperbolicCaptured, excludedNono_public_comparable_fixed_rate
E022Atlas CloudPricedYes$2.95on_demand_fixed
Tier 3, Marketplaces and aggregators, 2 of 5 priced
IDProviderStatusMedianRateReason
E023RunPodPricedYes$3.29on_demand_fixed
E024Vast.aiCaptured, excludedNomarketplace_dynamic
E025PaperspacePricedYes$5.95on_demand_fixed
E026TensorDockCaptured, excludedNohost_marketplace_floor
E027ShadeformCaptured, excludedNoaggregator_passthrough