Alibaba, Baidu raise AI cloud prices as infrastructure costs surge

Alibaba and Baidu have raised prices on AI-focused cloud services, reflecting mounting strain on infrastructure as demand accelerates. The increases, which affect compute and storage offerings, highlight how costly chips and data-intensive workloads are reshaping cloud economics. For enterprises, the shift may prompt closer cost controls and multi-cloud strategies, as providers globally recalibrate pricing to keep pace with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence workloads.