# 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.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-hot-aisle
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Hot Aisle's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Hot Aisle: https://hotaisle.xyz/, headquartered in 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

**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.

Score over 24 points: GPUBank ahead on 13, even on 7, Hot Aisle ahead on 4.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Hot Aisle | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | No H100; MI300X at $2.99 (VM) | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $2.99, MI300X VM | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per minute (VMs) | Per second |
| Stopped instance | Not published | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | No priced persistent volume | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | Not published | Included |
| Crypto payments | USDT and USDC | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Cards through Stripe; ACH or wire | No |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 1 | 10 |
| Regions | 1 (Grand Rapids, Michigan) | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | No | No |
| Availability target | Credits only below 99 % monthly uptime | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA stated | None published |
| Support | Email and direct Slack with engineers | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | United States | Tallinn, Estonia |

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

| GPU | Hot Aisle | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI300X | $2.99 (on demand) | $1.65 | -45 % |

## When to pick Hot Aisle

- 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

## When to pick GPUBank

- 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

## Questions

### Is GPUBank cheaper than Hot Aisle for an MI300X?

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.

### Does Hot Aisle have NVIDIA GPUs?

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.

### Does Hot Aisle accept crypto?

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.

### Where are Hot Aisle servers located?

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.

### Which is better for multi-node MI300X training?

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.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

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

- https://hotaisle.xyz/pricing/: GPU prices, VM and bare-metal specs, per-minute billing, support channel
- https://hotaisle.xyz/: Positioning, Stripe per-minute billing, customer count
- https://hotaisle.xyz/quick-start: Sign-up flow, Stripe and USDT/USDC credits, API/CLI/cloud-init, dstack
- https://hotaisle.xyz/policies/terms-of-service: SLO credits, prepaid and invoiced billing, ACH/wire, reserved order forms, OFAC, governing law
- https://hotaisle.xyz/policies/security-and-compliance: SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA
- https://hotaisle.xyz/datacenter: Location Switch Pyramid, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- https://hotaisle.xyz/compute: XE9680 server specs
- https://hotaisle.xyz/networking: RoCEv2 fabric, IPv4/IPv6 included
- https://hotaisle.xyz/mi300x: GPU specs
- https://hotaisle.xyz/mi355x: MI355X is planned, capital still being raised
- https://hotaisle.xyz/about: Founding date, founders, backers
- https://hotaisle.xyz/investors: Raise target, capacity fully utilized
- https://admin.hotaisle.app/api/docs/: API scope: VMs, bare metal, credits, auto-rebill
- https://github.com/hotaisle/hotaisle-cli: CLI availability
- https://hotaisle.xyz/policies/maintenance-policy: Status page not yet set up, maintenance notice
- https://hotaisle.xyz/policies/shared-responsibility-model: Customer responsible for backups
- https://hotaisle.xyz/contact: Email support

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