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S3 Is the Future, S3 Is the Past

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-30)

  • Simon Willison observes a significant shift in Amazon S3’s pricing strategy, noting that the historical trend of frequent price drops has entirely ceased.
  • He provides a specific timeline showing S3’s price per GB-month consistently decreased from $0.150 in 2006 to $0.023 in December 2016, but has remained at $0.023 for a full decade as of September 2026.
  • The practical takeaway is that users should no longer expect continuous cost reductions for S3 storage, a past hallmark of AWS, and should budget accordingly.