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Darkbloom's Mac GPU inference payouts collapse as AI token prices crash

Kydo attributes the collapse to cheaper data centers and routing shifts

1 Oct 30 4:32 PM · 12d ago · 2 articles · 2 sources · development 1 of 3

Kydo explained that data center output per NVIDIA cluster is up roughly 20x this year, letting providers cut prices 90 percent and still profit, while OpenRouter is also shifting away from price-based routing toward decode speed and quantization.

Kydo attributes the collapse to cheaper data centers and routing shifts
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“Data centers have become cheaper. Output per NVIDIA cluster is up ~20x this year, and their margins are wide enough to cut prices 90 percent and still profit at 50 percent.”

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Kydo Eigen Labs researcherGajesh Naik Eigen Labs engineerEigen Labs Seattle-based company behind DarkbloomDarkbloom Distributed Mac GPU inference network

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  1. 1 outlet Darkbloom, which allowed Mac users to rent out their GPUs for AI inference, warns of low payouts

    first by The Register, 12d ago

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