"Solid-state drive (SSD) prices per gigabyte (GB) have headed sharply upwards over the past two quarters. Meanwhile, on the spinning disk front, SAS hard disk drive (HDD) prices increased in price and SATA stayed stable, to leave an increased gap between the two. SSD prices had been predicted to increase as manufacturers slowed production in an ongoing effort to raise prices that had dropped away during a long period of surplus production."
"During the past two quarters, Flash drive prices ( MLC, TLC and QLC) increased from $0.079/GB to $0.086/GB, an 8.8% increase. If we take QLC out of the equation - because of a low sample size in the data ( see below) - that rises to $0.093/GB and a 17.7% increase. The reality probably lies between the two. Also, during the past two quarters, SAS spinning disk prices per gigabyte rose from $0.049 to $0.051, an increase of just over 4%."
SSD prices per gigabyte rose sharply over the past two quarters, with flash (MLC, TLC, QLC) moving from $0.079/GB to $0.086/GB (8.8%). Excluding QLC the flash price rises to $0.093/GB (17.7%), placing the true increase between those figures. SAS HDD prices per gigabyte increased from $0.049 to $0.051 over two quarters (about 4%) and from $0.041 to $0.051 year-over-year (near 25%). SATA HDD prices remained essentially stable at about $0.035–$0.036/GB. Drivers include manufacturer production cuts to reduce oversupply and possible higher SAS demand for AI-scale storage. HDD remained the dominant storage medium in 2025.
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