# GPUBank vs Voltage Park

> Voltage Park is a US operator of NVIDIA HGX H100 fleets, merged into Lightning AI in January 2026, that rents H100 SXM as VMs or 8-GPU bare-metal nodes and sells Blackwell systems on long-term contracts. Its pricing page says Contact for pricing, but its public API lists the H100 SXM at $1.99 per GPU-hour, or $2.49 with InfiniBand; GPUBank charges $1.85. Voltage Park sells self-serve InfiniBand clusters and holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001; GPUBank has more GPU models, more regions and billing that stops when you stop.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-voltage-park
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Voltage Park's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Voltage Park: https://www.voltagepark.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

**Self-serve InfiniBand clusters at Voltage Park. Ten GPU models, four regions and cheaper stops at GPUBank.**

Voltage Park suits US teams that need H100 bare metal on 3.2 Tbps InfiniBand, from 8 up to 1,016 GPUs without a contract, with ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA documentation. On a single H100 SXM the gap is small: $1.99 per GPU-hour against $1.85 at GPUBank. Its self-serve catalogue is the H100 only, in the US only, and its public API showed no available capacity on the check date. Stopped Voltage Park instances bill at the full rate; a stopped GPUBank instance costs only its disk.

Score over 25 points: GPUBank ahead on 14, even on 5, Voltage Park ahead on 6.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Voltage Park | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $1.99 (VM, Ethernet), $2.49 (InfiniBand) | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $1.99, H100 SXM | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Hourly rate, increment not published | Per second |
| Stopped instance | Billed at the full running rate | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | VM disk bundled; shared storage in dashboard | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | Included | Included |
| Crypto payments | Not published | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Cards and bank deposits | No |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 5 (4 on long-term contract only) | 10 |
| Regions | Six US data centers, not named | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | No | No |
| Availability target | 99.5 % per VM and node, credits up to 100 % | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA | None published |
| Support | Email and Slack; 24/7 advertised | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | United States | Tallinn, Estonia |

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

| GPU | Voltage Park | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM | $1.99 (on demand) | $1.85 | -7 % |

## When to pick Voltage Park

- Self-serve H100 bare metal on 3.2 Tbps InfiniBand, 8 to 1,016 GPUs
- InfiniBand nodes at $2.49 per GPU-hour, no contract
- ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA in a public Trust Center
- Managed Kubernetes add-on with GPU and MPI operators
- B200, GB200, B300 and GB300 on long-term contracts

## When to pick GPUBank

- H100 SXM at $1.85 per GPU-hour against $1.99, with prices on the site
- Ten self-serve GPU models; Voltage Park self-serve is H100 only
- Stop an instance and pay only for its disk
- Regions in France, Germany, the US and Singapore; Voltage Park is US only
- Pay in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins; CLI, SDK and Terraform

## Questions

### How much does a Voltage Park H100 cost?

The pricing page says Contact for pricing, but Voltage Park's public API lists the H100 SXM at $1.99 per GPU-hour on VMs and Ethernet bare metal, and $2.49 on InfiniBand bare metal. On a 1-GPU VM that is $1.89 of compute plus $0.10 for the bundled disk. GPUBank charges $1.85.

### Can I get GPUs at Voltage Park right now?

On 29 September 2026 the public API reported zero available bare-metal GPUs and no VM location with capacity. Blackwell systems are sold on long-term contracts only. GPUBank shows its ten models with prices on its site.

### Can I stop a Voltage Park instance to save money?

No. Stopped instances are billed at the full running rate and take about 20 minutes to restart; only termination stops billing. On GPUBank a stopped instance costs only its persistent disk, at $0.03 per GB-month.

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

Voltage Park. It rents H100 bare metal on 3.2 Tbps InfiniBand from 8 to 1,016 GPUs self-serve at $2.49 per GPU-hour, with a managed Kubernetes add-on. GPUBank rents up to 8 GPUs per instance and does not sell clusters.

### Does Voltage Park accept crypto?

Voltage Park does not mention crypto. Deposits to its prepaid balance are by card or bank. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins, from $25.

### Are these prices with or without VAT?

Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for Voltage Park 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://www.voltagepark.com/pricing: Tiers, 'starting at $1.99', no egress fees, reserve terms
- https://www.voltagepark.com/: Merger banner, H100 from $1.99/hr, fleet size
- https://cloud-api.voltagepark.com/api/v1/bare-metal/locations: Bare-metal Ethernet and InfiniBand per-GPU prices, node specs, availability
- https://cloud-api.voltagepark.com/api/v1/instant-deploy-presets/: VM compute and storage hourly rates
- https://www.voltagepark.com/blackwells: B200, GB200, B300, GB300 long-term only
- https://www.voltagepark.com/product/on-demand-hgx-h100s: Self-serve scope, InfiniBand
- https://www.voltagepark.com/product/long-term-compute: 12+ month contracts
- https://www.voltagepark.com/virtual-machines: 1-8 GPU VMs, NAT firewall
- https://www.voltagepark.com/virtual-machine-sla: VM and Node SLA 99.5%
- https://www.voltagepark.com/computer-services-agreement: Hourly fees, card charging, refunds, no backups, Delaware
- https://www.voltagepark.com/terms-of-service: Account and offers, prepayment right
- https://support.voltagepark.com/article/billing: Prepaid balance, deposits by card or bank, auto top-up
- https://support.voltagepark.com/article/fa-qs: Stopped instances billed, persistent storage, support email
- https://support.voltagepark.com/article/getting-started: Jupyter, stop/terminate behaviour
- https://support.voltagepark.com/article/deploy-gp-us: Node specs, networking options
- https://support.voltagepark.com/article/api: API, OpenAPI spec, key issuance
- https://support.voltagepark.com/article/deploy-storage: VAST shared storage
- https://support.voltagepark.com/article/status-page: Status pages for Dedicated Reserve only

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