GPU Rental Prices (H100) by April 30 prediction

I've watched plenty of GPU price predictions fall flat, but this one's different. We're not calling for some moonshot here — spot rates are already sitting at $2.59 per hour, which means we only need about a 6% nudge to cross $2.75. That's a rounding error in a market this volatile. The structural pressures haven't budged. Blackwell GPUs are delayed until mid-2026, keeping H100s as the undisputed heavyweight for serious AI training work. Pre-bookings are locked solid through August, and on-demand platforms keep running dry. This isn't speculative hype; this is what happens when everyone needs the same scarce resource. Sure, nineteen days is a tight window, but we're not asking for miracles. One earnings call where a major AI lab announces ramped-up compute needs, one surprise model launch, one supply hiccup — any of these could easily tip us over the edge. The skeptic in me wants to wait for proof, but the analyst in me sees a market that's already almost there with all the momentum pointing up. I'd take the YES side — we're close enough that the fundamentals only need to hold, not strengthen.