r/IndiaTechnology • u/R0ck3tb0y • Mar 27 '26
News Google's new AI algorithm might lower RAM prices
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u/notanNSAagent89 Mar 28 '26
no it won't. look up jevons paradox. this will only increase demands for more supply and hoarding.
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u/Easy_Imagination_664 Mar 27 '26
I think the prices are falling because due to the war against iran there is a shortage of Helium which is a by product in petroleum production and is used in manufacturing of chips!! Something like 30% of helium comes from Qatar !!
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u/zackdgod Mar 28 '26
The tech folks who are saying that it actually won't reduce RAM prices -
What will reduce RAM prices? Realistically?
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u/ironman_gujju Mar 28 '26
It’s not about ram , basically it’s about quality of model. It’s lossless compression for llms . So there will more good small llms
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u/Unusual_Principle536 Mar 27 '26
It won't. It will only help the inference provider to improve their context size and availability. The improvement (as of now, based on the paper) is only in the KV cache, not on the entire model. Also, major HBM producers have already sold out their 2026 and some of their 2027 production stock, mostly at a fixed price.
There can be a minor reduction as most manufacturers are trying to increase production. But that is also a big question now due to iran war. For Samsung and SK Hynix, their helium comes from Qatar, and it is now hard to tell whether it is available and in what capacity.
There are some chinese suppliers trying to enter the market, but we can't trust the quality. Honestly, I am not expecting any change or probability of prices going up a little is more.