Pantera Capital Sees Data Center Pricing Upside as Power Shortages Constrain AI Compute

• Pantera Capital’s AI compute analysis warns that hyperscaler vertical integration threatens standalone inference providers as model capabilities converge.
• A 40% token-price cut would leave standalone providers breaking even, while vertically integrated hyperscalers retain 70% incremental EBITDA margins.
• Power constraints could give data centers the greatest pricing upside on uncontracted capacity.
• Compute owners generate project-level EBITDA margins above 85%, with roughly two-year payback periods, supported by scarce GPU supply.
• Neoclouds face uncertain long-term competitive advantages as greater GPU availability could erode their pricing power.

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