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Akash costs one-third to one-fourth of centralized cloud

Enter Decentralized Cloud & Unstoppable Web with Akash Network & Deeper - DeFi Conference Day 1 (Dcentral Con)

“When it comes to Akash, the cost advantage of using Akash versus a centralized cloud is one-third… sometimes it is one-fourth, like when compared to Google. And the reason for that is because open marketplaces generally tend to optimize for the forces of demand-supply for pricing, versus an individual setting the price.” — 00:08:32

Context: Third pillar of his decentralization pitch: market-based pricing structurally beats administered hyperscaler pricing.

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