[kwlug-disc] OVH costs and prices?

[Mikalai Birukou]

Last week saw a release of this 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQwAhppWj8 on topic of ... before I 
spoil it for you, just recall that we gonna have mini presentations 
about Home Lab setups. Yes. Please, please, please, do watch all 3.5 
hours, thinking about Home Labs and geeks, and gamers. And, count 
yourself lucky, if you were financially hit only at home-brag level. Ya.

In USSR we had shortages, with party elites getting stuff, and everyone 
hanging dry. This doesn't look any different at its core. Monopolistic 
capitalism, is indistinguishable from red komisars dictat.


On 2026-05-30 19:26, Chris Frey wrote:
> Back around November during the sales, I purchased a year-long subscription
> to a VPS that has 8G RAM and 75G SSD storage.  It was a pretty good
> deal... the total for the year was about $75, so across 12 months
> it was about $6.25.  If I had signed up for monthly billing, the price
> likely would have been higher.
>
> Then on Feb 20 I got an email from OVH saying that the monthly
> price was going up to $10.25/mo.  I had already purchased the full
> year, so it didn't affect me.  But their email blamed AI.  Here's
> a quote:
>
> 	In recent months, the cost of essential hardware components
> 	has increased, driven by growing demand for computing, AI, and
> 	data-intensive workloads, combined with limited global production
> 	capacity of key hardware components, notably RAM and NAND memory
> 	used in storage drives.
>
> 	While we continue to optimise wherever possible, and this
> 	adjustment allows us to maintain a reliable and consistent
> 	platform over time and affects only a targeted selection of
> 	servers.
>
> 	Against this backdrop, we continue to invest in designing and
> 	operating our own infrastructure, diversifying our supply chain,
> 	and planning for long-term capacity. The rapid growth of AI and
> 	GPU-driven workloads is reshaping how cloud platforms are built
> 	and scaled, and we are actively adapting our infrastructure to
> 	support these new demands.
>
> 	Our priority remains to deliver predictability, transparency,
> 	and long-term stability. We are committed to helping our customers
> 	innovate, scale, and keep control of their data within a trusted
> 	and sustainable ecosystem
>
> I expressed my disappointment at their poor planning.  I figured that
> rolling out a new VPS line in November should have more solid financial
> planning than something that needs a price hike in only 3 months.
>
> Anyway, I'm still in a good spot, and I'll watch for another round
> of deals next November. :-)   If the AI bubble has popped by then,
> VPS prices might even come down.  Who knows.
>
> Hope that's the info you were looking for.
>
> - Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 05:25:09PM -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> Chris,
>>
>> Can you please elaborate on what you said below in another thread?
>>
>> What prices increased?
>>
>> On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 1:54 AM Chris Frey <cdfrey at foursquare.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I mean, the inflation caused by AI companies have distorted the economy so
>>> badly that huge cloud companies like OVH have to recalculate their costs
>>> and prices.
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