GPUBank vs Hot Aisle
Hot Aisle is a US GPU cloud founded in 2023 that rents only the AMD MI300X, as VMs of 1, 2 or 4 GPUs or as 8-GPU bare-metal servers, from one data center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its MI300X costs $2.99 per GPU-hour on a VM and $3.39 on bare metal; GPUBank charges $1.65. Hot Aisle offers full-node bare metal with RoCEv2 and states SOC 2 Type 2; GPUBank costs less, lists ten GPU models and runs four regions.
GPUBank
Tallinn, Estonia
MI300X
$1.65 / h
- vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included
- Per-second billing after the health check
- Top up in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins
vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included
Hot Aisle
United States · since 2023
MI300X
$2.99 / h
- Full 8-GPU MI300X bare metal with BMC access at $3.39 per GPU-hour
- 8x400G RoCEv2 per server for multi-node AMD work
- 12 TB local NVMe per VM, 122 TB per bare-metal server
Hot Aisle
AMD cloud
24 points compared17 of their pages readprices last checked on 29 September 2026page updated 2 November 2026
The verdict
MI300X bare metal and SOC 2 at Hot Aisle. A cheaper MI300X and NVIDIA GPUs at GPUBank.
Hot Aisle suits ROCm teams that want a full 8-GPU MI300X server with BMC access, 122 TB of local NVMe and 3.2 Tbps RoCEv2, or 12 TB of NVMe on a single-GPU VM. For the MI300X, the one GPU both of us rent, GPUBank costs 45 % less per GPU-hour. Hot Aisle has no NVIDIA GPUs, one site in Michigan, and its own investors page says its capacity is fully utilized. Both take crypto: Hot Aisle takes USDT and USDC, GPUBank more than a dozen coins including Bitcoin.
Hot AisleGPUBank 01The real cost
The same GPUs, side by side, per hour.
Every GPU model both of us rent, at each provider's own published price for one card, in US dollars, excluding VAT. Prices last checked on 29 September 2026.
| GPU | Hot Aisle per hour | GPUBank per hour | Difference | 100 h at Hot Aisle | 100 h at GPUBank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MI300X192 GB |
$2.99 | $1.65 | −45 % | $299.00 | $165.00 |
Hot Aisle rents only the AMD MI300X. The figure is its 1-GPU VM rate; a full 8-GPU bare-metal server costs $3.39 per GPU-hour.
A large-model run, 100 h on an MI300X
Hot Aisle
$299.00
GPUBank
$165.00
Saves $134.00 at GPUBank (−45 %)
02Their catalogue
Every GPU Hot Aisle lists.
1 GPU model listed by Hot Aisle, each at its lowest public price per GPU-hour. GPUBank rents it too (in blue).
- MI300X192 GB · on demand$2.99
03What the price includes
What appears on the bill besides the GPU.
The same MI300X session of 2 h 14 m 03 s, line by line, as each provider describes its billing.
Hot Aisle
2 h 14 m 03 s on MI300X
- GPU · $2.99 / h
- $6.68
- vCPU and RAM
- Included
- Storage
- No priced persistent volume
- Egress
- Not published
- Public IPv4
- IPv4 and IPv6 included
- Billing granularity
- Per minute (VMs)
- Minimum charge
- Not published
GPUBank
2 h 14 m 03 s on MI300X
- GPU · $1.65 / h
- $3.69
- vCPU and RAM
- Included
- Storage
- Local NVMe included; persistent disk $0.03 per GB-month
- Egress
- Included
- Public IPv4
- Included
- Billing granularity
- Per second, from the health check
- Minimum charge
- None
While stopped
What keeps running on the bill.
Hot Aisle
Not published.
GPUBank
Only the persistent disk, $0.03 per GB-month. Compute, IPv4 and scratch cost nothing.
04Where the GPUs run
1 country against 4, and where they are.
Countries where Hot Aisle says its GPUs run, from its own region list or documentation, against GPUBank's four regions. A pin marks a country, not the exact site.
United States
Paris
Frankfurt
Ashburn
Singapore
Hot Aisle1
United States
GPUBank4
Paris
Frankfurt- Ashburn
Singapore
Hot Aisle · 1 countryGPUBank · 4 regions
05Paying and signing up
How each one takes your money.
Hot Aisle
Payments and sign-up
Payment methods
Cards
Bank transfer
No cryptoMinimum top-up Not published
To start
- 1Email
- 2Card
Billing modelPrepaid credits; invoices for larger deals
GPUBank
Payments and sign-up
Payment methods
A prepaid USD balance, topped up in crypto. Every GPU-second is drawn from it.
Minimum top-up $25
To start
- 1Email and password
- 2Top up in crypto
- 3Launch a GPU
Billing modelPrepaid balance
06Trust and support
Certificates, uptime and who answers.
| Hot Aisle | GPUBank | |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Not published |
| ISO 27001 | Not published | Not published |
| HIPAA | Yes | No |
| GDPR DPA | Not published | Published DPA, applies automatically |
| Availability target | Credits only below 99 % monthly uptime | 99.9 % monthly, per region |
| Status page | Not set up yet | Public status page |
| Support | Email and direct Slack with engineers | Tickets from a $25 balance |
07Their site, our site
What you see before you pay.
Both sites as a visitor sees them, without an account: the Hot Aisle pricing page captured on 29 September 2026, and GPUBank's live board. Cookie banners and chat bubbles are closed; nothing else is edited.
- 1The pricing page shows per-GPU-hour prices for VMs and bare metal without an account.
- 2Sign-up happens in a terminal UI over SSH that asks for an email address.
- 3The header promotes an Investors page for a 50 to 100 million USD raise.
- 1Live stock per region and every price, without an account.
- 2Per-hour and per-second prices, with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic in them.
- 3A machine-readable price feed at /prices.json.
08The spec sheet
24 points, read off both sites.
GPUBank aheadHot Aisle aheadEven
| Criterion | GPUBank | Hot Aisle |
|---|---|---|
| Price and catalogue | ||
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hourCompared with GPUBank's MI300X at $1.65. | $1.85, all-in | No H100; MI300X at $2.99 (VM) |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.23, RTX 4090 | $2.99, MI300X VM |
| GPU models listed | 10 | 1 |
| What the GPU price includesBoth include compute and a local disk in the GPU price. | vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4, traffic | CPU, RAM, 12 TB NVMe, IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Billing | ||
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per minute (VMs) |
| Minimum charge | None | Not published |
| Stopped instance | Disk only | Not published |
| Persistent storage | $0.03 per GB-month | No priced persistent volume |
| Egress traffic | Included | Not published |
| Public IPv4 | Included | IPv4 and IPv6 included |
| Billing model | Prepaid balance | Prepaid credits; invoices for larger deals |
| Payment and sign-up | ||
| Crypto paymentsGPUBank also takes Bitcoin, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins. | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more | USDT and USDC |
| Card payments | No | Cards through Stripe; ACH or wireAhead |
| Minimum deposit | $25 | Not published |
| Platform | ||
| API and CLI | REST API, CLI, Python SDK | REST API, open-source CLI |
| Terraform | Official provider | No provider found |
| Serverless GPUs | No | No |
| Managed Kubernetes | No | No |
| Ready-made templates | 25 | cloud-init templates, dstack |
| Interruptible or spot | Yes, 40 % off | No |
| GPUs per instance | Up to 8 | Up to 8 (bare metal) |
| Multi-node interconnect | Not offered | RoCEv2, 8x400G per serverAhead |
| Network and regions | ||
| Regions | 4 | 1 (Grand Rapids, Michigan) |
| Countries | France, Germany, US, Singapore | United States |
| EU regions | Paris, Frankfurt | None |
| Trust and support | ||
| Availability targetGPUBank's terms set a 99.9 % monthly target per region. | 99.9 % monthly | Credits only below 99 % monthly uptime |
| Compliance reports | None published | SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA statedAhead |
| Public status page | Yes | Not set up yet |
| Support | Tickets from a $25 balance | Email and direct Slack with engineersAhead |
09The right fit
Different needs. A clear choice.
What Hot Aisle does better
- Full 8-GPU MI300X bare metal with BMC access at $3.39 per GPU-hour
- 8x400G RoCEv2 per server for multi-node AMD work
- 12 TB local NVMe per VM, 122 TB per bare-metal server
- SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA stated
- Cards through Stripe, ACH or wire, and a direct Slack channel
Choose GPUBank if
- MI300X at $1.65 per GPU-hour, against $2.99 on a Hot Aisle VM
- Ten GPU models, NVIDIA included; Hot Aisle rents only the MI300X
- Regions in Paris, Frankfurt, Ashburn and Singapore; Hot Aisle has one site
- Per-second billing, interruptible and reserved rates
- Bitcoin, Ethereum and more coins besides USDT and USDC
Moving from Hot Aisle takes an afternoon.
Hot Aisle customers own their backups and export data with standard tools before the term ends. ROCm containers move to GPUBank's MI300X as they are; NVIDIA GPUs need CUDA builds.
- 1Launch an MI300X on GPUBank with a persistent disk in the region you need.
- 2Copy data and model weights from the Hot Aisle VM or server with rsync over SSH.
- 3Run the same ROCm Docker image, check it, then release the Hot Aisle VM or server.
# 1. a GPU and a disk on GPUBank gpubank launch --gpu mi300x --region eu-paris --disk data # 2. copy your data from the old machine rsync -azP old-host:/workspace/ root@<new-ip>:/workspace/ # 3. run the same image or template ssh root@<new-ip> 'cd /workspace && ./start.sh'
A few things you might be wondering.
Yes. Hot Aisle charges $2.99 per GPU-hour for an MI300X VM and $3.39 per GPU-hour for a full 8-GPU bare-metal server. GPUBank charges $1.65 per GPU-hour for an MI300X, billed by the second.
No. Hot Aisle rents only the AMD MI300X; the MI355X is planned but depends on a raise in progress. GPUBank rents ten models, including the NVIDIA B200, H200, H100, RTX 5090 and RTX 4090, and the MI300X.
Yes, the USDT and USDC stablecoins for adding credits, as well as cards through Stripe. GPUBank takes USDT plus Bitcoin, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins, and no cards, from $25.
In one data center, the Switch Pyramid in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There is no region choice. GPUBank runs regions in Paris, Frankfurt, Ashburn and Singapore.
Hot Aisle. It rents full 8-GPU servers with 8x400G RoCEv2 and BMC access, and designs multi-node clusters on request. GPUBank rents up to 8 GPUs per instance and does not sell clusters.
Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Hot Aisle and for GPUBank, so the two columns compare like for like. Tax is added at checkout according to where the buyer is based.
Sources
Every figure about Hot Aisle was read on its own pages or official documentation. Prices last checked on 29 September 2026.
- 01hotaisle.xyz/pricing/GPU prices, VM and bare-metal specs, per-minute billing, support channel
- 02hotaisle.xyz/Positioning, Stripe per-minute billing, customer count
- 03hotaisle.xyz/quick-startSign-up flow, Stripe and USDT/USDC credits, API/CLI/cloud-init, dstack
- 04hotaisle.xyz/policies/terms-of-serviceSLO credits, prepaid and invoiced billing, ACH/wire, reserved order forms, OFAC, governing law
- 05hotaisle.xyz/policies/security-and-complianceSOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA
- 06hotaisle.xyz/datacenterLocation Switch Pyramid, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 07hotaisle.xyz/computeXE9680 server specs
- 08hotaisle.xyz/networkingRoCEv2 fabric, IPv4/IPv6 included
- 09hotaisle.xyz/mi300xGPU specs
- 10hotaisle.xyz/mi355xMI355X is planned, capital still being raised
- 11hotaisle.xyz/aboutFounding date, founders, backers
- 12hotaisle.xyz/investorsRaise target, capacity fully utilized
- 13admin.hotaisle.app/api/docs/API scope: VMs, bare metal, credits, auto-rebill
- 14github.com/hotaisle/hotaisle-cliCLI availability
- 15hotaisle.xyz/policies/maintenance-policyStatus page not yet set up, maintenance notice
- 16hotaisle.xyz/policies/shared-responsibility-modelCustomer responsible for backups
- 17hotaisle.xyz/contactEmail support
What we could not verify (7)
- Whether stopped VMs are billed (not stated on pricing, quick start or API docs)
- Egress/bandwidth pricing or caps (not published)
- Reserved Compute Instance and Bulk Credit prices (Terms reference Order Forms; no public price)
- Minimum credit purchase amount (not published)
- Billing granularity for bare-metal servers (per-minute stated for VMs only)
- Headquarters city (not published on pages read)
- Exact 2x vs 4x VM CPU/RAM split (page lists values joined by 'or')
In short
GPUBank vs Hot Aisle, in facts.
The essentials of this comparison in one table, for quick readers and AI assistants. Prices last checked on 29 September 2026.
Read as Markdown- H100 SXM, per GPU-hour
- Hot Aisle: No H100; MI300X at $2.99 (VM)
GPUBank: $1.85, all-in - Cheapest GPU-hour
- Hot Aisle: $2.99, MI300X VM
GPUBank: $0.23, RTX 4090 - Billing granularity
- Hot Aisle: Per minute (VMs)
GPUBank: Per second - Stopped instance
- Hot Aisle: Not published
GPUBank: Disk only - Persistent storage
- Hot Aisle: No priced persistent volume
GPUBank: $0.03 per GB-month - Egress traffic
- Hot Aisle: Not published
GPUBank: Included - Crypto payments
- Hot Aisle: USDT and USDC
GPUBank: Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more - Card payments
- Hot Aisle: Cards through Stripe; ACH or wire
GPUBank: No - Minimum deposit
- Hot Aisle: Not published
GPUBank: $25 - GPU models listed
- Hot Aisle: 1
GPUBank: 10 - Regions
- Hot Aisle: 1 (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
GPUBank: 4 - Serverless GPUs
- Hot Aisle: No
GPUBank: No - Availability target
- Hot Aisle: Credits only below 99 % monthly uptime
GPUBank: 99.9 % monthly - Compliance reports
- Hot Aisle: SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA stated
GPUBank: None published - Support
- Hot Aisle: Email and direct Slack with engineers
GPUBank: Tickets from a $25 balance - Headquarters
- Hot Aisle: United States
GPUBank: Tallinn, Estonia
How this page was made
Every price and policy of Hot Aisle was read on its own website, documentation or public API on 29 September 2026, with the address of each page listed above. A value we could not read on a primary source is marked "Not published" rather than estimated. GPUBank figures come from this site and its terms. Prices change: check both providers before you buy. Hot Aisle, its logo and its website belong to their owner and are shown only to identify the service compared. GPUBank is not affiliated with Hot Aisle.
