Looks like my AX162 isn't being retired anytime soon...
AX162 (256GB) went from €274 -> €844
Hetzner Price Adjustment
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#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
> is faster too, but the question: is it worth the price? Those aren't the only metrics, quality and efficiency is also important. AIslop is of higher quality than devslop on average.
> AIslop is of higher quality than devslop on average. Is it? If by higher quality, you mean commenting properly, sticking to naming conventions etc. I can agree. But to me, AIslop looks like it lacks "intentionality" of code written by devs, no matter how bad they are at naming things and sticking to conventions. i.e. people who are adequately good at their jobs usually do things for a reason, and they can explain i…
Is it AI that lacks intentionality or your prompts?
Just remember we are comparing slops. If you care about your code it really doesn't matter if you write it manually or with the help of a glorified typewriter.
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#93Contabo, an even cheaper alternative to Hetz, raised prices this month as well by 30-35% as well. Just noting it here because i couldn’t any info elsewhere.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think we are also going to see a lot of new software that is less hungry on compute and RAM than before. Probably first with games not requiring new hardware anymore. Because the consumers won't upgrade to new hardware as fast as before. People who buy their first gaming PC in 2027 might even get a lower spec in average than people who bought in 2025. So new games might require even lower hardware specs than before…
This is a wishful fantasy. Vibe coded applications like ChatGPT desktop and Claude Code routinely take 1~2GB of RAM to display <1kb of text. There is zero initiative to make better software, the software industry is just saying "fuck you" to the rest of the world until the bubble pops.
Sure, that's why I think it will start with games. You don't buy a game if you can't (properly) play it. Either you get a new gaming PC, or stop buying new games and keep playing old ones.
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#95If you personally need it there is still time to get cheaper ones off auction: https://www.hetzner.com/sb/#ram_from=256 Yeah mostly old CPUs, but considering RAM shortages gonna be much cheaper than colocation. PS: link contains 256GB RAM filter since I guess OP need RAM.
how's that work? do they operate them on the buyer's behalf?
It's old servers they have already written off and would otherwise decommission. You're basically only paying for power and network traffic.
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#96I'll happily pay the new prices, if they actually have the servers available. Cheap pricing is nice, but not that useful when in practice you can't actually buy most of the time.
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
But its impact on new hardware costs and replacement costs is not. A company like Hetzner probably replaces hardware on a 5 year cycle. Maybe shorter. Maybe they could try to stretch that out but they can't avoid the cost of new hardware for very long.
I think it is worse for Hetzner. The secret is out. Their prices have attracted a lot of demand, and they need to buy equipment to satisfy that demand. The last Hetzner box I leased I had to poll for availability as if I was Ebay auction sniping. It took me 2 days to acquire it.
Absolutely. Replacement is one thing, but there is also the need for new hardware to meet growing demand.
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#98It really is an absolute massive jump. Have no clue what's going on in the back to warrant a 3x increase... 25-50%, sure.. but 3x is wild.
The AI bubble has increased the prices of nand and ram by a factor of 4, so a 3x increase seems reasonable. Companies that are not big enough to have long term contracts with ram/nand vendors have been hit really, really hard by this.
There is no AI bubble
There is an engineered scarcity, billion dollar companies can't ramp up production?
Murica is stuck depending on the good will of Korea and China for thinking rocks? le fucking mao
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#99Correct me if I am wrong, but AI made software development and operations more expensive than before. Yes, it is faster too, but the question: is it worth the price? Can the users consume new features in that pace?
> is faster too, but the question: is it worth the price? Those aren't the only metrics, quality and efficiency is also important. AIslop is of higher quality than devslop on average.
> AIslop is of higher quality than devslop on average.
How did you come to that conclusion? That goes against everything I've heard from people who understand development. Every resource I can find about AI vs non-AI development comes to the exact opposite conclusion you did.
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#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
True but this is probably because now they have much more demand as other competitors got to expensive and now people are going for the smaller ones even with low service levels
I don't think any VPS provider has come close to raising their prices this much. There's absolutely not enough people flocking to Hetzner to justify this.
OVH just raised their VPS prices by about 30%.
They shifted right (VPS-1 2026 is now VPS-2 2027) and increased prices.
Crazy stuff