In 2026, running Kubernetes on the three major clouds is getting noticeably cheaper, but the savings come with strings attached. Lucas and Luna break down the specific pricing changes AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud have rolled out this year — like AWS's new Karpenter auto-scaler reducing compute overprovisioning by roughly 25 percent, Azure's reservation discounts on AKS clusters, and Google's sustained-use credits for GKE. They also dig into the catch: compute costs may drop, but networking and storage costs are rising, especially for multi-region deployments. Plus, a real example of an e-commerce company that cut its Kubernetes bill by over 30 percent by switching to spot instances and using Karpenter — and what it cost them in engineering time. This episode helps you decide whether the cloud providers' Kubernetes price cuts are a genuine win or a strategic move to lock you deeper into their ecosystems.

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