# Half to one-fifth the cost of Amazon

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-10-12
- **Theme:** GPU Economics — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/
- **Source:** Blockchain & Cloud Computing - Akash Network W/ Greg Osuri (Arcane Bear)
- **Watch at:** 00:16:16 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO-UpAZx-KM&t=976s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/gpu-economics/2021-10-12-half-to-one-fifth-the-cost-of-amazon-pkwh/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Half to one-fifth the cost of Amazon," Blockchain & Cloud Computing - Akash Network W/ Greg Osuri (Arcane Bear), 12 Oct 2021, 00:16:16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO-UpAZx-KM&t=976s

## Quote — verbatim

> The important part of this model is that developers set the price, versus the traditional model where providers set the price... today Akash costs anywhere from half to one-fifth what you would pay on Amazon.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Explaining the reverse-auction marketplace where the lowest provider bid wins.