# GPUBank vs Northflank

> Northflank is a London container platform on Kubernetes, founded in 2019, that runs GPU workloads next to web services, jobs and databases, on its own managed cloud or in the customer's cloud account (BYOC). Its managed-cloud H100 costs $2.74 per GPU-hour and is offered only in 8-GPU counts; GPUBank rents a single H100 SXM at $1.85. Both bill by the second; Northflank adds a full application platform and SOC 2 Type II, GPUBank includes traffic and takes crypto.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-northflank
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Northflank's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Northflank: https://northflank.com, headquartered in London, United Kingdom
- 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

**A full application platform and BYOC at Northflank. Lower GPU prices, single GPUs and crypto at GPUBank.**

Northflank suits teams that want GPU inference beside their CI/CD, preview environments and managed databases, or that want to run on their own AWS, GCP, Azure or Oracle commitments. For the GPUs both of us list, GPUBank costs 21 to 62 % less per GPU-hour, before Northflank's disk at $0.15 per GB-month and egress at $0.06 per GB. Northflank's pricing page lists CPU and memory as separate line items, while its blog says the H100 rate includes them, so the all-in cost is not clear. Northflank takes cards only and needs a $50 credit purchase before any GPU; GPUBank takes crypto from $25.

Score over 26 points: GPUBank ahead on 11, even on 7, Northflank ahead on 8.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Northflank | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $2.74, 8-GPU instances only | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.80, L4 | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per second |
| Stopped instance | Not published | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | $0.15 per GB-month | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | $0.06 per GB | Included |
| Crypto payments | Not accepted | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Visa, Mastercard, Amex via Stripe | No |
| Minimum deposit | $50 credit purchase to unlock GPUs | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 26 incl. BYOC, 7 on the managed cloud | 10 |
| Regions | 17, GPUs in up to 8 | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | No | No |
| Availability target | Custom SLA on Enterprise only | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA BAA on Enterprise | None published |
| Support | Basic email; 24/7 and Slack on Enterprise | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Tallinn, Estonia |

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

| GPU | Northflank | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| B200 SXM | $5.87 (on demand) | $4.15 | -29 % |
| H200 SXM | $3.14 (on demand) | $2.49 | -21 % |
| H100 SXM | $2.74 (on demand) | $1.85 | -32 % |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $3.00 (on demand) | $1.15 | -62 % |

## When to pick Northflank

- Git CI/CD, preview environments and managed databases next to the GPUs
- Bring Your Own Cloud on AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle, CoreWeave, Nebius or Civo
- 17 managed-cloud regions, GPUs in up to 8 of them
- SOC 2 Type II and a HIPAA BAA on Enterprise
- L4 at $0.80 per GPU-hour, a model GPUBank does not list

## When to pick GPUBank

- H100 SXM at $1.85 per GPU-hour on one GPU, against $2.74 in 8-GPU counts
- vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and all traffic in the GPU price
- Interruptible at -40 % and reserved at -20 %, which Northflank's cloud lacks
- Pay in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins, no card
- Start from a $25 top-up, against a $50 credit purchase to unlock GPUs

## Questions

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

Yes. Northflank lists the H100 at $2.74 per GPU-hour on its managed cloud, in 8-GPU counts. GPUBank charges $1.85 per GPU-hour for one H100 SXM, with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included. A 40-hour fine-tune costs $74 on GPUBank against $109.60 on Northflank.

### Does Northflank's GPU price include CPU and RAM?

It is not clear. The pricing page lists CPU at $0.01667 per vCPU-hour and memory at $0.00833 per GB-hour as separate items, while Northflank's blog says the H100 rate includes them. Disk and egress are billed on top in both readings.

### Can I pay Northflank with crypto?

No. Northflank takes Visa, Mastercard and American Express through Stripe, with invoices on Enterprise. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins, from $25.

### Can I run Northflank on my own cloud account?

Yes. Northflank's BYOC mode manages clusters and GPU node pools in your AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle, CoreWeave, Nebius or Civo account, for a fee of $0.00278 per GB of vRAM per hour on top of your cloud bill. GPUBank runs only on its own infrastructure.

### Which is better for an app with a database next to the GPU?

Northflank. It runs managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis, Git CI/CD and preview environments beside the GPU service. GPUBank rents GPU instances with SSH, JupyterLab and Docker, and you run the rest yourself.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Northflank 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://northflank.com/pricing: GPU, CPU, memory, disk, egress prices, BYOC fees, tiers, FAQ on payment, currency, card verification
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/billing/pricing-on-northflank: per-second proration, free sandbox
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/billing/credits: 50 USD minimum credit, 10, 000 USD maximum, GPU unlock, GPU stop on zero credit
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/billing/billing-thresholds: Threshold billing 50-500 USD, suspension rules
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/billing/pay-an-invoice: Monthly charge, services paused and volumes deleted after 7 days unpaid
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/billing/add-a-card: Card payment
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/gpu-workloads/deploy-gpus-on-northflank-cloud: GPU counts 1/2/4/8, per-second billing, 50 USD credit, no timeslicing
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/gpu-workloads/gpus-on-northflank: Managed cloud vs BYOC GPUs, AWS Capacity Blocks
- https://northflank.com/cloud/gpus: Managed-cloud GPU regions, BYOC GPU catalogue
- https://northflank.com/gpu: GPU catalogue
- https://northflank.com/product/gpu-paas: Per-second billing, no hourly minimum, Jupyter, autoscaling
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/run/deploy-to-a-region: 17 managed-cloud regions
- https://northflank.com/security: Company details, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, ISO 27001 no, managed cloud on Google Cloud
- https://northflank.com/legal/terms: Stripe billing, USD, non-refundable, age 16+, UK law
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/api/introduction: API, CLI, JavaScript client
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/api/use-the-cli: CLI
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/run/access-services-with-ssh: SSH
- https://northflank.com/docs/v1/application/databases-and-persistence/add-a-volume: Volumes

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