China's AI data center token costs hinge on access to advanced GPUs

DIGITIMESSeptember 18, 2026en

China's AI data centers are confronting a severe chip access bottleneck, with the cost of producing tokens shaped less by model design than by geopolitics, according to a recent Caijing analysis. The report said restricted access to high-end GPUs has become the most critical cost burden in China's AI era.

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