# Strong demand for AI computing equipment in China has nearly doubled prices for Nvidia's B300 servers.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-30 · Reuters*

## Key points

- Nvidia B300 server prices in China have nearly doubled to about 7 million yuan due to scarcity.
- U.S. crackdown on chip smuggling has dried up grey market supply of Nvidia AI servers.
- Reuters is the first to report the B300 server's million-dollar price tag in China.
- Chinese AI models' global token usage share jumped to 32% in March 2026 from 5% a year earlier.
- Uncertainty over H200 chip exports has further driven up B300 prices and demand in China.

**Companies:** Nvidia, Supermicro, Alibaba, Huawei
**Countries:** China, United States

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