OVH Cloud Hikes Server Prices Up To 87% Due To AI Boom
TL;DR. OVH Cloud will increase server rental prices by up to 87 percent starting September due to skyrocketing hardware costs. - CEO Octave Klaba attributes the price hikes to a 12x memory cost increase caused by the AI boom. - Gaming servers face the steepest rises, but conventional instances also see substantial price adjustments. - OVH will also decouple storage and IP addresses from some services, billing them separately from October 1. - The company promises full details soon, acknowledging the necessity of passing on increased supply chain expenses.
- OVH Cloud plans up to 87% server rental price hikes from September 2026.
- CEO links increases to 'AI boom' and hyperscale buying driving memory costs up 12x.
- Gaming servers see highest increases; other instances affected.
- Storage and IP addresses will be separately billed services from October.
Sources
- OVH Cloud warns of 87% price hikes to help it cover RAMpocalypse costs — theregister.com