Setara Launches Daily GPU Price Index
Setara Financial Corp. released the Setara Index, a daily benchmark tracking on-demand prices for seven GPU models.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Data Centers
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Setara Financial Corp. released the Setara Index, a daily GPU price index covering seven GPU models and expressed in U.S. dollars per GPU-hour. The index uses publicly available on-demand list prices across independent providers and is available at www.setarafinancial.com/gpu-index.
Why it matters
The index gives buyers and analysts a standardized, daily reference for compute pricing across independent providers. Setara describes it as the first in a family of indices it plans to expand across compute pricing, capacity, availability, and economic performance.
The Setara Index tracks seven GPU models and is calculated in U.S. dollars per GPU-hour from on-demand list prices. The source does not name the independent providers contributing prices or give the index's historical baseline values.
The players
Setara Financial Corp.
Setara Financial Corp. is a developer of independent benchmark and reference infrastructure for the global compute economy.
Robert Alberghine
Robert Alberghine is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Setara Financial Corp., a role he holds at the company that released the index.
The details
Setara Financial Corp. calculates the index with its proprietary Benchmark Creation Engine, which applies standardized intake, validation, eligibility, metadata governance, and reproducible calculations to diverse market data. An Industry Advisory Committee of three members, including Matt Nelson, Tony Mackevicius, and Tom Roberts, was also announced.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: Setara released the Setara Index and announced it publicly.
The Tech Race
The Setara Index is the first entry in the Setara Indices family, which Setara plans to extend to compute pricing, capacity, availability, and economic performance. It positions Setara to build a standardized reference layer for compute markets as demand for GPU capacity grows.
Businesses renting GPU capacity can compare on-demand list prices against a daily standardized reference rather than relying on individual provider quotes. The index's published methodology lets users see how the seven tracked models are priced over time.
The takeaway
Standardized daily benchmarks can make GPU rental prices easier to compare across providers. Readers planning compute budgets can use the index as one reference point alongside direct provider quotes.
Further reading
Explore more on Data Centers coverage for the infrastructure behind GPU compute pricing.
More information
View the daily figures on the Setara Index GPU price index page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by HPCwire.
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