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  ## Current status
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- - **Latest note:** No. 0, The Baseline (6 October 2026). [Read it](https://threadbaire.com/blog/posts/compute-watch-00.html).
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- - **Test:** inactive. The shortage is not yet easing (memory index at 100, the baseline).
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- - **Premium (B200 ÷ H100):** 2.12× on Silicon Data, 2.99× on Ornn.
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- - **Next note:** No. 1, 2 November 2026.
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  *This block is replaced with each note. Earlier states are in `observations.csv` and in this repository's commit history.*
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  | `ladder.csv` | chip per note | Each chip generation's rent relative to the H100 |
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  | `events.csv` | dated event | What happened in the market around each note, in plain words, with a source |
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  | `lifespans.csv` | company per filing | Server lifespans stated in owners' annual reports |
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- | `loans.csv` | disclosed deal | Terms of disclosed chip-backed borrowing |
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  | `notes/no-XX.md` | note | Structured reasoning: what changed, what it might mean, where sources disagree, test status |
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  ### Column notes
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  - **`gddr6_rebased`** is Silicon Data's GDDR6 index set to 100 at the 2 October 2026 baseline. GDDR6 is graphics memory, not the HBM inside data-centre chips; it is used as a public reading of the wider memory shortage.
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  - **`index_content_changes`** records changes in what an index contains (a new chip, new providers, a method change), so they are not mistaken for market moves.
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  - **`causal_claim`** in `events.csv` is always `none`. Events are recorded because they might later show up in the numbers, not as explanations.
 
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  ### Terms
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  ## Method
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  - Both index pages are recorded on the same day each month, and a screenshot is kept for every reading.
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- - Specialist-provider prices are used unless marked. The same H100 rents for about 2.6× more at the largest cloud companies.
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  - Lifespans and loan terms change only when a new filing or deal is disclosed; rows are added, never edited.
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  - Corrections are made in a new commit with a note in the relevant `notes/` file.
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  ## Sources
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- The indexes are [Silicon Data GPU Rental Price Indices](https://www.silicondata.com/products/silicon-index) and the [Ornn Compute Price Index](https://data.ornn.com/markets). Every row in `events.csv`, `lifespans.csv` and `loans.csv` carries its own source link.
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  ## Citation
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  ## Current status
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+ - **Latest note:** No. 1, Rents Up, Memory Barely Moved (2 November 2026). [Read it](https://threadbaire.com/blog/posts/compute-watch-01.html).
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+ - **Test:** inactive. The shortage is not easing (memory index at 101.6, against 100 at the baseline).
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+ - **Premium (B200 ÷ H100):** 2.22× on Silicon Data (was 2.12×), 3.13× on Ornn (was 2.99×).
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+ - **Next note:** No. 2, 1 December 2026.
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  *This block is replaced with each note. Earlier states are in `observations.csv` and in this repository's commit history.*
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  | `ladder.csv` | chip per note | Each chip generation's rent relative to the H100 |
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  | `events.csv` | dated event | What happened in the market around each note, in plain words, with a source |
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  | `lifespans.csv` | company per filing | Server lifespans stated in owners' annual reports |
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+ | `loans.csv` | disclosed deal | Terms of disclosed AI-infrastructure borrowing, with the type of each loan |
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  | `notes/no-XX.md` | note | Structured reasoning: what changed, what it might mean, where sources disagree, test status |
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  ### Column notes
 
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  - **`gddr6_rebased`** is Silicon Data's GDDR6 index set to 100 at the 2 October 2026 baseline. GDDR6 is graphics memory, not the HBM inside data-centre chips; it is used as a public reading of the wider memory shortage.
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  - **`index_content_changes`** records changes in what an index contains (a new chip, new providers, a method change), so they are not mistaken for market moves.
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  - **`causal_claim`** in `events.csv` is always `none`. Events are recorded because they might later show up in the numbers, not as explanations.
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+ - **`type`** in `loans.csv` says what the lender is relying on: the chips themselves, the whole company, or a tenant's lease payments. Only loans of the same type are comparable. The column was added in No. 1; the No. 0 row was given its type then.
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  ### Terms
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  ## Method
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  - Both index pages are recorded on the same day each month, and a screenshot is kept for every reading.
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+ - Specialist-provider prices are used unless marked. The same H100 rents for more than twice as much at the largest cloud companies (2.60× at No. 0, 2.44× at No. 1).
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  - Lifespans and loan terms change only when a new filing or deal is disclosed; rows are added, never edited.
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  - Corrections are made in a new commit with a note in the relevant `notes/` file.
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  ## Sources
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+ The indexes are [Silicon Data GPU Rental Price Indices](https://www.silicondata.com/products/silicon-index) and the [Ornn Compute Price Index](https://data.ornn.com/markets). Their methods: [Silicon Data](https://www.silicondata.com/documents/silicon-data-index-methodology.pdf), [Ornn](https://data.ornn.com/methodology). Every row in `events.csv`, `lifespans.csv` and `loans.csv` carries its own source link.
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