Colocation for a Small AI Server: What a 1–4 GPU Box Costs to Host (per kW, 2026)

The $50 single-server colo deals include a fraction of the power a GPU box needs. What hosting a 1, 2 or 4 GPU machine really costs a month, per… Aliteq 0xLax · Founder · Cloud & Infrastructure

Colocating a small AI server costs about $430 to $1,000 a month in the US, because a GPU box needs far more power than the $50 to $85 single-server deals include. Those plans come with 0.1 to 0.4…

Cheap 1U deals: 0.1–0.4 kW included, enough for a web server, not a GPU

Entry point for a GPU box: a $429 Dallas half rack (2.08 kW) or FDC's $999 plan with 4 kW

Per kW: about $210–470 a month on published US plans

Three years, 2× RTX PRO 6000: closet $53,935, colo $66,722, rent 24/7 $80,906–86,198

Single RTX 5090: colocating it costs more than renting the same card 24/7

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