# Call Center firm rents Nvidia H200s to test DeepSeek cost claim

> The Call Center Doctors tried four Nvidia H200 GPUs on Sep 27, finding DeepSeek still cost more than advertised.

Oossa · 2026-10-01 · https://oossa.com/en/call-center-firm-rents-nvidia-h200s-to-test-deepseek-cost-claim

The Call Center Doctors, a consultancy that runs call center AI agents, rented a four‑GPU Nvidia H200 box on Sep. 27 to run DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for its Claude Code agents. In its test the box processed about 213 tokens per second and cost $440.88 per day on demand. DeepSeek’s own API cost $184–$223 per day for the same workload. The firm switched back to Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 because it was cheaper than the rented hardware.

## The facts

- Rental started on Sep. 27, 2026 – “rented a 4x H200 box on Sept. 27”
- On‑demand cost was $440.88 per day, versus $184–$223 per day via DeepSeek’s API

## Why it matters

Businesses see that renting high‑end GPUs may not make DeepSeek’s low‑cost claim practical for real‑world coding tasks.

## Sources & references

1. [Firm rents four Nvidia H200s to test '80x cheaper' DeepSeek claim](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/firm-rents-four-nvidia-h200s-to-test-80x-cheaper-deepseek-claim-usd13-200-monthly-gpu-rental-doubles-claude-bill-while-security-flaws-keep-code-offline) – Tom's Hardware, 2026-10-01

Last updated: 2026-10-01