Sarah Melancon
Senior Data Analyst
Webinar October 29, 2026 6 AM PT | 11 AM PT
Where AI compute is heading: the data behind our Fall 2026 report
AI moves fast enough that last year's assumptions about models and hardware are already dated. This year added a twist: published GPU prices rose across several providers instead of falling, and the newest cards were hard to source.
Our State of AI Compute report looks at how developers responded, using anonymized Runpod platform data from April 2025 through August 2026. In this 30-minute session, Sarah Melancon, Senior Data Analyst at Runpod, walks through the findings that stood out.
30 min talk + Q&A
Speakers
Brooke Spath
Head of Customer Marketing
You'll see:
How quantization rises with model size
How common hybrid stacks have become
Which open models are gaining ground
How agents became infrastructure users