# GPUBank vs Crusoe

> Crusoe is an AI infrastructure company founded in 2018 that builds its own data centers and power supply and rents NVIDIA and AMD GPU VMs through Crusoe Cloud. Its H100 SXM costs $3.90 per GPU-hour, sold only as 8-GPU nodes; GPUBank charges $1.85 and rents a single H100. Crusoe offers InfiniBand nodes, managed Kubernetes and SOC 2 and ISO reports; GPUBank costs less on every shared GPU and takes crypto.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-crusoe
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Crusoe's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Crusoe: https://www.crusoe.ai, headquartered in Denver, United States
- GPUBank: https://gpubank.io, GPU cloud billed per second at an all-in hourly price (vCPU, RAM, NVMe, one IPv4 and traffic included), prepaid balance topped up in crypto.

## Verdict

**InfiniBand nodes and certifications at Crusoe. Lower prices and single-GPU rentals at GPUBank.**

Crusoe is built for training teams that run 8-GPU InfiniBand nodes and sign reserved capacity contracts, with SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 reports. For the five GPUs both of us list, GPUBank costs 42 to 63 % less per GPU-hour. Both bill by the second, include egress and stop compute billing on a stopped VM; Crusoe keeps billing the 128 GB OS disk at $0.08 per GiB-month. Crusoe requires a non-prepaid credit card; GPUBank takes crypto and asks for no card.

Score over 25 points: GPUBank ahead on 8, even on 9, Crusoe ahead on 8.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Crusoe | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $3.90, 8-GPU nodes only | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $1.50, L40S | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per second |
| Stopped instance | No compute charge, OS disk still billed | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | $0.08 per GiB-month, persistent disk | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | Included | Included |
| Crypto payments | Not listed, credit card required | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Non-prepaid credit cards | No |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 10 | 10 |
| Regions | 7 | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | Serverless inference and fine-tuning | No |
| Availability target | No SLA found; 99.5% uptime claimed | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 | None published |
| Support | Email and web; Enterprise tier 1 h P1 | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | Denver, United States | Tallinn, Estonia |

## Same GPUs, price per GPU-hour (USD, excl. VAT)

| GPU | Crusoe | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| H200 SXM | $4.29 (on demand) | $2.49 | -42 % |
| H100 SXM | $3.90 (on demand) | $1.85 | -53 % |
| A100 SXM | $2.30 (on demand) | $0.95 | -59 % |
| L40S | $1.50 (on demand) | $0.55 | -63 % |
| MI300X | $3.45 (on demand) | $1.65 | -52 % |

## When to pick Crusoe

- 3,200 Gb/s InfiniBand on 8-GPU H100, H200, B200 and MI300X nodes
- GB200 NVL72, B200 and MI355X listed, on contact-sales pricing
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 on its Trust Center
- Managed Kubernetes, Managed Slurm and token-priced serverless inference
- Enterprise support with 1 h P1 response for qualifying commitments

## When to pick GPUBank

- H100 SXM at $1.85 per GPU-hour, against $3.90 at Crusoe
- Rent 1 H100, H200 or A100 SXM; Crusoe sells them as 8-GPU nodes
- Self-serve interruptible at -40 %; Crusoe spot is sales-only
- Pay in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins, no card
- RTX 4090, RTX 5090 and RTX PRO 6000, which Crusoe does not list

## Questions

### Is GPUBank cheaper than Crusoe for an H100?

Yes. Crusoe lists the H100 SXM at $3.90 per GPU-hour on an 8-GPU instance. GPUBank charges $1.85 per GPU-hour, with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included, and rents a single GPU.

### Can I rent a single H100 on Crusoe?

Not on the published instance types. Crusoe sells the H100, H200, A100 SXM and MI300X as 8-GPU instances; single-GPU sizes exist for the L40S and A100 PCIe. GPUBank rents from 1 to 8 GPUs per instance.

### Does Crusoe accept crypto?

Crusoe does not document crypto, PayPal or wire payments. Billing must be enabled with a valid, non-prepaid credit card before you can provision. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins.

### Which is better for multi-node training?

Crusoe. It runs 8-GPU nodes on 3,200 Gb/s InfiniBand, 6,400 Gb/s on B300, with Managed Kubernetes and Managed Slurm. GPUBank rents up to 8 GPUs per instance and does not sell InfiniBand clusters.

### Does Crusoe have GPUs in Europe?

Crusoe has two European regions, in Iceland and Norway, plus five in the United States. It lists no Asia region. GPUBank has Paris and Frankfurt in Europe, plus Ashburn and Singapore.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Crusoe and for GPUBank, so the two columns compare like for like. Tax is added at checkout according to where the buyer is based.

## Sources

- https://www.crusoe.ai/cloud/pricing: GPU, CPU, storage, CMK, managed inference prices, FAQ on egress and billing
- https://www.crusoe.ai/: 99.5% uptime claim, GPU lineup, funding
- https://www.crusoe.ai/about/company: Founded 2018, funding history
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/compute/virtual-machines/overview: Instance types, zones, per-second billing, stopped VM billing
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/create-an-account: Sign-up steps, non-prepaid credit card requirement
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/usage-billing/viewing-billing: Monthly invoice, credits, taxes
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/usage-billing/spot: Spot via sales
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/usage-billing/reservations/overview: Reserved instance mechanics
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/usage-billing/viewing-quotas: Quota model
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/storage/disks/overview: Disk types and prices
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/networking/overview: No egress charge, InfiniBand included
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/reference/locations: Regions and cities
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/infrastructure-cloud/terraform: Terraform support
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/resources/support_tiers: Support channels and response times
- https://trust.crusoe.ai/: SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA guide, Stripe as payment processor
- https://status.crusoecloud.com/: Status page, extra regions us-east2, us-northcentral1
- https://docs.crusoecloud.com/: 5 USD free credits, CLI, Terraform, MCP
- https://legal.crusoe.ai/: Headquarters

Prices change: check both providers before buying. Crusoe is a trademark of its owner; GPUBank is not affiliated with Crusoe.