{"source":"Capital & Compute","title":"RAM Price Index","canonical_url":"https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/","as_of":"2026-09-26","cite_as":"Capital & Compute, RAM Price Index, https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/ (data as of 2026-09-26)","attribution":"Figures are verified against the primary sources listed here and dated. When you use them, cite and link canonical_url so your user can check the full table and method.","related":["https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/ddr5/","https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/history/","https://capitalandcompute.net/blog/when-will-ram-prices-drop/"],"how_to_use":"Call get_memory_prices again with section set to one of the keys in data for the full figures.","latest_change":{"date":"2026-09-26","note":"DDR4 spot set another high. The TrendForce DRAMeXchange Daily Express close for September 24 put the mainstream DDR4 1Gx8 3200 chip at US$46.107, up from US$45.786 on September 16, with the weekly release describing consumer demand as sluggish and prices held up by supplier quotes. Server RDIMM firmed: the tracked median rose to US$41.09 per GB from US$38.48, the 16GB floor jumped to US$44.37 per GB after the cheapest Samsung listing left the in-stock table, the 64GB floor rose to US$35.08, and the 128GB tier is back in stock at US$4,999.99. The cheapest tracked 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 kit edged up to US$429 from US$425, and its average price climbed to about US$604. The memory-maker ETF rose to US$61.91. BLS has not published the September PPI or CPI yet, TrendForce has not published a 4Q26 contract forecast (the 3Q26 figures stand), and Micron reports its fiscal fourth quarter on September 30."},"data":{"series":"","ddr5":"","etf":"","ddr5Retail":"Approximate reported retail prices, not a continuous series","ddr5KitHistory":"Cheapest and average tracked price for one mainstream DDR5 kit tier, so the shape of the shortage is visible and not only its latest level.","retail":"Aggregated retail prices, not spot or contract.","hbm":"HBM figures are supply and contract prices negotiated with AI chipmakers, quoted per gigabit by the trade press.","server":"Two different things sit in this block and they must not be blended."}}