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The reproducibility script compute_gcpi.py requires only Python's standard library (no external dependencies). Running it against the provided CSV files reproduces the headline value of GCPI = 100.0 (geometric mean $0.0806 / 1M tokens, April 2026).

Tier S · Llama 3.1 8B · USD / 1M input tokens

Provider $/1M tokens Price type Confidence Notes
DeepInfra $0.030 list high
Replicate $0.050 list high
Groq $0.050 list high Input price $0.050/M (output $0.08/M); GCPI uses input price only per §2.1
Together AI $0.100 list high
Fireworks AI $0.100 list high Custom inference kernels
Clarifai $0.160 list high
AWS P5 on-demand ~$0.250 derived medium GPU-hr → token equiv.
AWS G5 spot ~$0.300 derived medium GPU-hr → token equiv.

Derived prices converted using benchmark throughput (Llama 3.1 8B). See methodology §3.3 for conversion assumptions.

Index composition

Provider Weight In headline Weight basis
DeepInfra20.0%YesEstimated API traffic share
Groq15.0%YesEstimated API traffic share
Together AI15.0%YesEstimated API traffic share
Fireworks AI15.0%YesEstimated API traffic share
Replicate10.0%YesEstimated API traffic share
Clarifai10.0%YesEstimated API traffic share
AWS P5 on-demand7.5%YesEstimated API traffic share
AWS G5 spot7.5%YesEstimated API traffic share

Cumulative Geopolitical Risk Premium

DateGRP (%)Confidence
Jan 20250.0%reconstructed
Mar 2025+1.0%reconstructed
Jun 2025−3.0%reconstructed  ← AWS price cut (E001)
Sep 2025+2.0%reconstructed
Dec 2025+5.0%reconstructed  ← H200 uncertainty (E002)
Jan 2026+12.0%reconstructed  ← BIS rule (E003)
Feb 2026+15.0%reconstructed
Mar 2026+17.0%reconstructed  ← Supermicro (E004)
Apr 2026+18.0%high  ← inaugural published value

Prior to April 2026 (formal series start), values are back-filled using web archives and event-study estimates. See methodology §5.

Events informing the GRP estimate

IDDateEventDirection
E001 Jun 2025 AWS cuts P5/H100 on-demand prices up to 45% — GPU supply glut signal ↓ negative
E002 Dec 2025 Trump H200 China pathway announcement — uncertainty spike ~ mixed
E003 Jan 2026 BIS case-by-case H200 export licensing; AWS Capacity Block prices +15% ↑ positive
E004 Mar 2026 DOJ indicts $2.5B Supermicro GPU smuggling network targeting China ↑ positive

Reproduced headline value

Running compute_gcpi.py against the v2026-04-a files produces:

GCPI (Apr 2026) = 100.0 (base period)
Geometric mean = $0.0806 / 1M input tokens
Floor = $0.030 (DeepInfra)
Ceiling = $0.300 (AWS G5 spot)
Dispersion = 10.0×
Constituents = 8

To reproduce: python3 scripts/compute_gcpi.py --period 2026-04 --data-version 2026-04-a