GPUBank vs Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
Taiga Cloud is the AI cloud of Northern Data AG, a Frankfurt company now part of Quake AI under RUM Group, and it sells H100 SXM and H200 SXM capacity as 8-GPU units, mostly through sales. Its H100 SXM is listed from $2.60 per GPU-hour on an 8-GPU server; GPUBank charges $1.85 for a single GPU. Taiga offers managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters and an ISO 27001 certificate; GPUBank publishes its full price list, bills by the second and opens with an email sign-up.
GPUBank
Tallinn, Estonia
H100 SXM
$1.85 / 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
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
H100 SXM
$2.60 / h
- 8x H100 SXM and H200 SXM servers as bare metal or on demand
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm (Soperator) clusters, Terraform support
- 400 Gb InfiniBand, 3.2 Tb/s fabric for multi-node clusters
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
European cloud
Germany19 points compared10 of their pages readprices last checked on 29 September 2026page updated 2 November 2026
The verdict
Whole 8-GPU nodes and managed clusters at Taiga Cloud. Lower prices, single GPUs and self-service at GPUBank.
Taiga Cloud fits companies that want whole 8x H100 or H200 servers in Europe, with managed Kubernetes or Slurm, InfiniBand and an ISO 27001 certificate, and that accept a sales-led process. Its GPU prices are floors marked from, and storage, public IP, support and payment terms are not published. For the two GPUs both of us rent, GPUBank costs 17 to 29 % less per GPU-hour before Taiga's unpriced extras. GPUBank rents single GPUs or up to 8, from 10 models, bills by the second and takes crypto from 25 USD.
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)GPUBank 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 | Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) per hour | GPUBank per hour | Difference | 100 h at Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) | 100 h at GPUBank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 H200 SXM141 GB |
$3.00 | $2.49 | −17 % | $300.00 | $249.00 |
 H100 SXM80 GB |
$2.60 | $1.85 | −29 % | $260.00 | $185.00 |
Taiga Cloud prices are 'from' floors per GPU on 8-GPU servers; the actual rate may be higher. VAT, region and any commitment terms are not stated, and storage and IP are not priced.
A fine-tune, 40 h on an H100 SXM
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
$104.00
GPUBank
$74.00
Saves $30.00 at GPUBank (−29 %)
A long-context job, 40 h on an H200
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
$120.00
GPUBank
$99.60
Saves $20.40 at GPUBank (−17 %)
02Their catalogue
Every GPU Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) lists.
2 GPU models listed by Taiga Cloud (Northern Data), each at its lowest public price per GPU-hour. 2 of them are also rented at GPUBank (in blue).
- H200141 GB · on demand$3.00
- H100 SXM80 GB · on demand$2.60
03What the price includes
What appears on the bill besides the GPU.
The same H100 SXM session of 2 h 14 m 03 s, line by line, as each provider describes its billing.
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
2 h 14 m 03 s on H100 SXM
- GPU · $2.60 / h
- $5.81
- vCPU and RAM
- Included
- Storage
- Not published
- Egress
- Not published
- Public IPv4
- Not published
- Billing granularity
- Per minute
- Minimum charge
- Not published
GPUBank
2 h 14 m 03 s on H100 SXM
- GPU · $1.85 / h
- $4.13
- 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.
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
Not published.
GPUBank
Only the persistent disk, $0.03 per GB-month. Compute, IPv4 and scratch cost nothing.
04Where the GPUs run
4 countries against 4, and where they are.
Countries where Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) 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 Kingdom
Portugal
Sweden
Norway
Paris
Frankfurt
Ashburn
Singapore
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)4
United Kingdom
Portugal
Sweden
Norway
GPUBank4
Paris- Frankfurt
Ashburn
Singapore
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) · 4 countriesGPUBank · 4 regions
05Paying and signing up
How each one takes your money.
Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)
Payments and sign-up
Payment methods
No cryptoMinimum top-up Not published
To start
- 1Email
- 2Company
Billing modelNot published
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.
| Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) | GPUBank | |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Not published | Not published |
| ISO 27001 | Listed, report not public | Not published |
| HIPAA | Not published | No |
| GDPR DPA | DPA available | Published DPA, applies automatically |
| Availability target | No published SLA | 99.9 % monthly, per region |
| Status page | None published | Public status page |
| Support | Bronze, Silver, Gold via sales; email, phone | 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 Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) 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 USD per GPU-hour without an account, but every GPU price is prefixed from.
- 2Storage, object storage, support, software and other services rows have no price, only a Contact sales button.
- 3Every Deploy now, Start now in London and Get started button on the product page leads to a contact form.
- 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
19 points, read off both sites.
GPUBank aheadTaiga Cloud (Northern Data) aheadEven
| Criterion | GPUBank | Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) |
|---|---|---|
| Price and catalogue | ||
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $1.85, all-in | From $2.60, 8-GPU unit only |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.23, RTX 4090 | From $2.60, H100 SXM |
| GPU models listed | 10 | 2 |
| What the GPU price includesPublic IP is a separate service with no published price; egress terms are not published. | vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4, traffic | CPUs, RAM, 23 TB local storage per server |
| Billing | ||
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per minute |
| Minimum charge | None | Not published |
| Stopped instance | Disk only | Not published |
| Persistent storageVAST shared, network SSD and S3 object storage are listed with no price, only Contact sales. | $0.03 per GB-month | Not published |
| Egress traffic | Included | Not published |
| Public IPv4Public IP address is listed under Other services without a price. | Included | Not published |
| Billing model | Prepaid balance | Not published |
| Payment and sign-up | ||
| Crypto paymentsNo payment method is published; crypto is not mentioned. | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more | Not published |
| Card payments | No | Not published |
| Minimum deposit | $25 | Not published |
| Platform | ||
| API and CLI | REST API, CLI, Python SDK | No public API or CLI documentation |
| Terraform | Official provider | Supported |
| Serverless GPUs | No | No |
| Managed Kubernetes | No | Managed, plus Slurm (Soperator)Ahead |
| Ready-made templates | 25 | Not published |
| Interruptible or spot | Yes, 40 % off | No |
| GPUs per instance | Up to 8 | 8 per server, multi-node clusters via salesAhead |
| Multi-node interconnect | Not offered | 400 Gb InfiniBand, 3.2 Tb/s cluster fabricAhead |
| Network and regions | ||
| Regions | 4 | 6 GPU sitesAhead |
| Countries | France, Germany, US, Singapore | UK, Portugal, Sweden, Norway |
| EU regionsThe pricing page does not say which sites the listed prices apply to. | Paris, Frankfurt | Portugal and Sweden, plus Norway and the UKAhead |
| Trust and support | ||
| Availability target | 99.9 % monthly | No published SLA |
| Compliance reports | None published | ISO 27001Ahead |
| Public status page | Yes | None published |
| Support | Tickets from a $25 balance | Bronze, Silver, Gold via sales; email, phoneAhead |
09The right fit
Different needs. A clear choice.
What Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) does better
- 8x H100 SXM and H200 SXM servers as bare metal or on demand
- Managed Kubernetes and Slurm (Soperator) clusters, Terraform support
- 400 Gb InfiniBand, 3.2 Tb/s fabric for multi-node clusters
- GPU sites in the UK, Portugal, Sweden and Norway
- ISO 27001 certificate and subprocessor list in a public trust center
Choose GPUBank if
- H100 SXM at $1.85 per GPU-hour, against from $2.60 on an 8-GPU unit
- Rent a single GPU, from 10 models, not only 8-GPU servers
- Per-second billing, against per-minute billing at Taiga
- Storage, IPv4 and traffic prices published, not left to sales
- Email sign-up and crypto top-ups from 25 USD, no sales form
Moving from Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) takes an afternoon.
Taiga workloads run on standard Kubernetes, Slurm and VAST S3-compatible object storage, so data and containers are portable. No export or egress terms are published, so check them with Taiga before moving large datasets.
- 1Launch the same GPU on GPUBank with a persistent disk in Paris or Frankfurt, one GPU or up to 8.
- 2Copy data from VAST S3 with rclone or an S3 client, or from the servers with rsync.
- 3Run the same container images on GPUBank, then release the Taiga nodes.
# 1. a GPU and a disk on GPUBank gpubank launch --gpu h100-sxm --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. Taiga Cloud lists the H100 SXM from $2.60 per GPU-hour, sold as an 8-GPU server, and the actual rate may be higher. GPUBank charges $1.85 per GPU-hour for a single H100 SXM, with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included.
No single-GPU configuration is published. Both Taiga GPU models, H100 SXM and H200 SXM, are priced as 8-GPU units. GPUBank rents 1 to 8 GPUs per instance across 10 models.
Every Get started and Deploy button on the Taiga pages leads to a sales contact form that asks for email, company and name. No public sign-up link or payment method is published. GPUBank opens with an email and password and a crypto top-up from 25 USD.
Taiga Cloud. It offers managed Kubernetes and Slurm clusters, 400 Gb InfiniBand in Boden and a 3.2 Tb/s fabric for multi-node clusters, reserved through sales. GPUBank rents up to 8 GPUs per instance and does not sell clusters.
Taiga Cloud belongs to Northern Data AG in Frankfurt. Rumble closed its acquisition on 17 June 2026, and Northern Data and Rumble Cloud now form Quake AI under RUM Group. GPUBank is run by GPUBank SAS in Paris.
Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) 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 Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) was read on its own pages or official documentation. Prices last checked on 29 September 2026.
- 01northerndata.de/taiga-cloud-ai-pricingGPU prices, vCPU prices, storage and service list
- 02northerndata.de/taiga-cloud-by-northern-data-groupper-minute billing, self-service claim, managed K8s/Slurm, Terraform, GPU locations, Quake AI banner
- 03quake.ai/products/ai-solutions/GPU regions by GPU type, 400 Gb InfiniBand, 24, 000 GPUs
- 04quake.ai/Rumble Cloud rebrand, H100/H200 clusters, 3.2 Tb/s fabric
- 05quake.ai/get-started/Quake AI sign-up flow (email, validation)
- 06trust.underdefense.com/northerndatadeISO 27001, DPA control, subprocessors
- 07northerndata.de/legal/imprintlegal name, address, boards
- 08rum.group/blog/rumble-closes-acquisition-of-northern-data/ownership, GPU count, utilisation
- 09northerndata.de/investor-relationsdelisting and management changes
- 10northerndata.de/contact-us/taiga-cloud-by-northern-data-groupsales form fields
What we could not verify (7)
- Payment methods, prepaid or postpaid, minimum deposit: not published on any Taiga, Northern Data or Quake AI page read
- Quake AI sign-up (email plus validation email) is documented for the former Rumble Cloud portal, not for Taiga GPU capacity
- Actual price above the 'from' level, VAT treatment and any commitment for bare metal: not published
- Storage, egress, public IP, Kubernetes and support-level prices: not published
- SLA, status page, API and CLI documentation: not published
- Stopped-instance billing and minimum charge: not published
- Founding year of Northern Data AG: not read on an official page today
In short
GPUBank vs Taiga Cloud (Northern Data), 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
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): From $2.60, 8-GPU unit only
GPUBank: $1.85, all-in - Cheapest GPU-hour
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): From $2.60, H100 SXM
GPUBank: $0.23, RTX 4090 - Billing granularity
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Per minute
GPUBank: Per second - Stopped instance
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Not published
GPUBank: Disk only - Persistent storage
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Not published
GPUBank: $0.03 per GB-month - Egress traffic
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Not published
GPUBank: Included - Crypto payments
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Not published
GPUBank: Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more - Card payments
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Not published
GPUBank: No - Minimum deposit
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Not published
GPUBank: $25 - GPU models listed
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): 2
GPUBank: 10 - Regions
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): 6 GPU sites
GPUBank: 4 - Serverless GPUs
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): No
GPUBank: No - Availability target
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): No published SLA
GPUBank: 99.9 % monthly - Compliance reports
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): ISO 27001
GPUBank: None published - Support
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Bronze, Silver, Gold via sales; email, phone
GPUBank: Tickets from a $25 balance - Headquarters
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): Frankfurt am Main, Germany
GPUBank: Tallinn, Estonia
How this page was made
Every price and policy of Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) 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. Taiga Cloud (Northern Data), its logo and its website belong to their owner and are shown only to identify the service compared. GPUBank is not affiliated with Taiga Cloud (Northern Data).
