# GPUBank vs Shadeform > Shadeform, Inc. is a US GPU marketplace: it runs no infrastructure of its own and resells on-demand instances from 19 other clouds, such as Lambda, Nebius, Crusoe and Hyperstack, through one console, API and wallet. Its lowest H100 SXM listing is $1.95 per GPU-hour on an 8-GPU node, sold out in every listed region on the check date; GPUBank rents a single H100 SXM at $1.85. Shadeform has a far wider catalogue, but on the check date its cheapest bookable listing cost more than GPUBank on every GPU both rent; GPUBank is one operator with its own SLA, included traffic and crypto top-ups. - Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-shadeform - Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Shadeform's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026. - Shadeform: https://shadeform.com, 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 **More GPUs, clouds and regions at Shadeform. One operator, all-in prices and crypto at GPUBank.** Shadeform suits teams that want to compare and launch GPUs across many clouds with one bill, or spend credits they already hold on those clouds. On the check date, GPUBank was cheaper than the cheapest bookable Shadeform listing on every GPU both rent: H200 at $4.00, H100 PCIe at $2.73, RTX PRO 6000 at $2.19, A100 SXM at $1.38, L40S at $1.50 and RTX 4090 at $0.60. Lower listings, such as B200 at $3.74, H200 at $2.25 and RTX PRO 6000 at $0.99 on 8-GPU nodes, were sold out in every listed region, as were all H100 SXM, B200 and RTX 5090 listings. Each Shadeform listing inherits the reselling cloud's hardware, network and SLA; GPUBank runs its own four regions under one SLA target, includes traffic and IPv4, and lets you stop an instance and pay only for its disk. Score over 23 points: GPUBank ahead on 6, even on 8, Shadeform ahead on 9. ## Key facts | Criterion | Shadeform | GPUBank | |---|---|---| | H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | From $1.95, 8-GPU node ($15.60 per hour) | $1.85, all-in | | Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.50 RTX A6000 bookable; $0.15 A4000 sold out | $0.23, RTX 4090 | | Billing granularity | Per second | Per second | | Stopped instance | No stop state, billed until deleted | Disk only | | Persistent storage | Set per cloud, live prices via API only | $0.03 per GB-month | | Egress traffic | Not published | Included | | Crypto payments | Not published | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more | | Card payments | Credit and debit cards | No | | Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 | | GPU models listed | 28 | 10 | | Regions | 54 region labels | 4 | | Serverless GPUs | No | No | | Availability target | None of its own; inherits each cloud's | 99.9 % monthly | | Compliance reports | None of its own published | None published | | Support | Email, Slack, contact form, booked calls | Tickets from a $25 balance | | Headquarters | United States | Tallinn, Estonia | ## Same GPUs, price per GPU-hour (USD, excl. VAT) | GPU | Shadeform | GPUBank | Difference | |---|---|---|---| | B200 SXM | $3.74 (on demand) | $4.15 | +11 % | | H200 SXM | $4.00 (on demand) | $2.49 | -38 % | | H100 SXM | $1.95 (on demand) | $1.85 | -5 % | | H100 PCIe | $2.73 (on demand) | $1.35 | -51 % | | RTX PRO 6000 | $2.19 (on demand) | $1.15 | -47 % | | A100 SXM | $1.38 (on demand) | $0.95 | -31 % | | L40S | $1.50 (on demand) | $0.55 | -63 % | | RTX 5090 | $0.65 (on demand) | $0.48 | -26 % | | RTX 4090 | $0.60 (on demand) | $0.23 | -62 % | ## When to pick Shadeform - 28 GPU models from 19 clouds in one catalogue and one API - RTX A6000 from $0.50 and L4 from $0.95, models GPUBank does not list - B300, GH200, H100 NVL and Gaudi 2 in the catalogue, which GPUBank does not list - 54 region labels in 15 countries - Spend existing credits by linking your own cloud accounts ## When to pick GPUBank - H100 SXM at $1.85 on one GPU, against $1.95 on a sold-out 8-GPU node - RTX 4090 at $0.23 and L40S at $0.55, against $0.60 and $1.50 bookable - Stop an instance and pay only for its disk; Shadeform has no stop state - Traffic and one public IPv4 included, with published prices - Crypto top-ups from $25; Shadeform publishes cards and invoices only ## Questions ### Is GPUBank cheaper than Shadeform for an H100? Yes. Shadeform's lowest H100 SXM listing is $1.95 per GPU-hour on an 8-GPU node, and it was sold out in every listed region on the check date, like every other H100 SXM listing. GPUBank charges $1.85 for one H100 SXM and $1.35 for an H100 PCIe, where Shadeform's cheapest bookable listing was $2.73 and its $1.66 listing was sold out. ### Is Shadeform a cloud provider? No. Shadeform is a marketplace that resells instances from 19 other clouds, including Lambda, Nebius, Crusoe, Hyperstack and Vultr, and says it adds no fees or markup. Each instance inherits that cloud's hardware, network and SLA. GPUBank operates its own GPUs in Paris, Frankfurt, Ashburn and Singapore. ### Where is Shadeform cheaper than GPUBank? Nowhere among the GPUs both rent, counting only listings that could be booked on the check date. Its cheapest bookable H200 was $4.00, RTX PRO 6000 $2.19 and RTX 4090 $0.60, against $2.49, $1.15 and $0.23 on GPUBank. Lower listings, such as B200 at $3.74, H200 at $2.25 and RTX PRO 6000 at $0.99 on 8-GPU nodes, were sold out in every listed region. Shadeform also lists models GPUBank does not, such as the RTX A6000 from $0.50. ### Can I stop a Shadeform instance to save money? No. Shadeform's API has no stop state, so an instance runs until you delete it, and billing ends when it enters deleting. On GPUBank a stopped instance costs only its persistent disk, at $0.03 per GB-month. ### Does Shadeform accept crypto? Shadeform does not publish crypto payments. It lists credit and debit cards and invoice payments on request, and its terms say fees are non-refundable, with no refund under $500. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins. ### Are these prices with or without VAT? Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Shadeform 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://shadeform.com/: All 274 GPU instance prices, specs, regions, availability - https://shadeform.com/directory/instances: Marketplace listing, GPU type list - https://shadeform.com/directory/instances/massedcompute/H100: Cross-check of H100 prices across clouds - https://shadeform.com/prices: No fees/markup claim, starting-from prices - https://shadeform.com/directory/clouds: Cloud list and credentials of underlying providers - https://shadeform.com/features/on-demand-instances: Per-second billing, region claims, GPU types - https://shadeform.com/features/reserved-commitments: Reserved terms, cluster listings, Kubernetes at extra cost - https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/faq: Billing model, invoices, SLA, support channels - https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/quickstart: Wallet top-up required before API key - https://docs.shadeform.ai/getting-started/concepts: Shade Cloud vs own cloud access, Docker and script launch - https://docs.shadeform.ai/guides/spotinstances: Spot mode, per-second billing - https://docs.shadeform.ai/guides/attachvolume: Volume constraints - https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/volumes/volumes-types: Volume price unit - https://docs.shadeform.ai/api-reference/instances/instances-types.md: hourly_price is in cents - https://docs.shadeform.ai/llms.txt: API surface: instances, clusters, volumes, templates, SSH keys - https://shadeform.com/terms-of-service: Legal entity, non-refundable fees, 500 USD refund minimum, HIPAA stance, non-circumvention - https://shadeform.com/privacy-policy: Card payments via third-party processor, EU-US DPF - https://trust.shadeform.com: Gated access Prices change: check both providers before buying. Shadeform is a trademark of its owner; GPUBank is not affiliated with Shadeform.