StocksMedium•10 November 2026•
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China's Moonshot AI Rents Nvidia Chips at 350% Premium to Bypass Trade Curbs
Key Facts
1Moonshot AI signed contracts in August to rent Nvidia processors worth 432 million yuan.
2The company rented 32 Super Micro Computer servers equipped with Nvidia B300 GPUs.
3Each server is valued at 13.5 million yuan, approximately 350% higher than the current U.S. rate.
Moonshot AI signed contracts in August to rent Nvidia processors worth 432 million yuan. Bloomberg reported that the startup secured 32 Super Micro Computer servers equipped with high-end Nvidia B300 GPUs, with each server valued at 13.5 million yuan—approximately 350% higher than current rates in the United States.
The rental agreements highlight the extreme costs Chinese firms face to access advanced hardware, as NVDA closed at $178.67 and SMCI closed at $28.60 on November 9, 2026. During the same session, peer semiconductor stocks also saw active trading, with AMD closing at $508.58 and TSM closing at $388.62 on November 9, 2026.