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Amazon S3 price stability contrasts with AI model advancements

The price of Amazon S3 storage has remained stagnant for a decade, a notable shift from its earlier history of frequent price reductions. This observation is made in the context of recent developments in the AI and LLM space, including upcoming events like OpenAI DevDay 2026 and discussions around new models such as Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol/Luna. AI

IMPACT The stagnation in S3 pricing may impact the cost-effectiveness of training and deploying large AI models.

RANK_REASON The item is a commentary on Amazon S3 pricing trends in the context of AI developments.

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    S3 Is the Future, S3 Is the Past

    <p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49851693#49871741">My comment</a> on <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49851693">S3 Is the Future, S3 Is the Past</a> &mdash; Hacker News.</p><p>One thing I find notable about S3 today is that, while it used to drop in …