# 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.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-taiga-cloud
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)'s own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Taiga Cloud (Northern Data): https://northerndata.de/taiga-cloud-by-northern-data-group, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- 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

**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.

Score over 19 points: GPUBank ahead on 9, even on 3, Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) ahead on 7.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | From $2.60, 8-GPU unit only | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | From $2.60, H100 SXM | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per minute | Per second |
| Stopped instance | Not published | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | Not published | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | Not published | Included |
| Crypto payments | Not published | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Not published | No |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 2 | 10 |
| Regions | 6 GPU sites | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | No | No |
| Availability target | No published SLA | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | ISO 27001 | None published |
| Support | Bronze, Silver, Gold via sales; email, phone | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Tallinn, Estonia |

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

| GPU | Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| H200 SXM | $3.00 (on demand) | $2.49 | -17 % |
| H100 SXM | $2.60 (on demand) | $1.85 | -29 % |

## When to pick Taiga Cloud (Northern Data)

- 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

## When to pick GPUBank

- 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

## Questions

### Is GPUBank cheaper than Taiga Cloud for an H100?

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.

### Can I rent a single GPU on Taiga Cloud?

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.

### How do I sign up for Taiga Cloud?

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.

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

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.

### Who owns Taiga Cloud?

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.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

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

- https://northerndata.de/taiga-cloud-ai-pricing: GPU prices, vCPU prices, storage and service list
- https://northerndata.de/taiga-cloud-by-northern-data-group: per-minute billing, self-service claim, managed K8s/Slurm, Terraform, GPU locations, Quake AI banner
- https://quake.ai/products/ai-solutions/: GPU regions by GPU type, 400 Gb InfiniBand, 24, 000 GPUs
- https://quake.ai/: Rumble Cloud rebrand, H100/H200 clusters, 3.2 Tb/s fabric
- https://quake.ai/get-started/: Quake AI sign-up flow (email, validation)
- https://trust.underdefense.com/northerndatade: ISO 27001, DPA control, subprocessors
- https://northerndata.de/legal/imprint: legal name, address, boards
- https://www.rum.group/blog/rumble-closes-acquisition-of-northern-data/: ownership, GPU count, utilisation
- https://northerndata.de/investor-relations: delisting and management changes
- https://northerndata.de/contact-us/taiga-cloud-by-northern-data-group: sales form fields

Prices change: check both providers before buying. Taiga Cloud (Northern Data) is a trademark of its owner; GPUBank is not affiliated with Taiga Cloud (Northern Data).