NVIDIA Redefines AI Infrastructure Economics — Cost Per Token Is the Only Metric That Matters, Blackwell Delivers 15x Lower Cost vs. Hopper

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NVIDIA published a framework repositioning data centers as 'AI token factories' where cost-per-token replaces traditional TCO metrics. Blackwell (GB200 NVL72) delivers 10x throughput per megawatt and 15x lower cost per million tokens versus Hopper, despite costing nearly double per hour ($2.65 vs $1.41). DeepInfra cut cost from 20 cents to 5 cents per million tokens moving to Blackwell with NVFP4. NVIDIA claims a $5M GB200 NVL72 system generates $75M in token revenue — a 15x ROI.