Nvidia may charge $2,000 per GPU per year for AI software, report says
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told attendees at GTC Berlin that the company could license its AI software at roughly $2,000 per GPU each year, a figure reported by The Register. The price is presented as an example and Nvidia has not confirmed which products the fee would cover or how many GPUs it applies to.
Key points
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said licensing could be about $2,000 per GPU per year.
- At five million GPUs, the fee could generate $10 billion annually, $50 billion over five years, according to FourWeekMBA.
- Nvidia’s OpenShell architecture adds security for AI agents, with Anthropic and Salesforce building integrations.
Analysts at FourWeekMBA outlined a scenario where five million GPUs adopt the fee, which would bring in about $10 billion annually and $50 billion over five years if customers renew. Nvidia also unveiled its OpenShell Reference Architecture, a secure runtime for AI agents that integrates Vera CPUs, BlueField‑4 DPUs and the Sentry monitoring system. Anthropic and Salesforce are already building integrations that use OpenShell for added control and visibility.
The announcement signals Nvidia’s push to grow recurring software revenue alongside its traditional GPU business, though the exact terms and timing remain unclear.
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Tom's Hardware · 25 October 2026
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