Build AI vs DataCrunch

Build AI specializes in low-cost GPUs for AI training. DataCrunch is a European cloud provider that offers a wide range of GPUs.

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Build AI

Cost efficient, claims to save up to 50% on GPU costs
Predictable interruptions during peak energy hours
Offers Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs

DataCrunch

Offers a wide range GPU models including the Nvidia H200
Great documentation, easy to use API
Based in EU, may ease GDPR compliance

Price comparison

How do Build AI's prices compare against DataCrunch?

Example configuration	Build AI	DataCrunch
VM Medium	--	$28.80 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
VM Large	--	$57.60 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
Block Storage	--	$20.00 / mo 100 GB NVMe
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	--	Free and unlimited

What makes Build AI's pricing stand out is that you can run your workload on interruptible GPUs (spot) and save up to 50% of the cost. They claim interruptions last about 2 hours per day, which makes them particularly suited for training workloads.

If you require guaranteed uptime, non-interruptible GPUs can be reserved on their platform too.

Build AI offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
A100 (spot)	1x A100	40GB	15	200GB	$1.05	Source
A100	1x A100	40GB	15	200GB	$1.42	Source
A100 (spot)	1x A100	80GB	30	225GB	$1.45	Source
A100	1x A100	80GB	30	225GB	$1.97	Source
H100 (spot)	1x H100	80GB	26	225GB	$2.79	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	26	225GB	$3.85	Source

DataCrunch offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
Tesla V100 16GB	1x V100	16GB	6	23GB	$0.39	Launch
RTX A6000 48GB	1x A6000	48GB	10	60GB	$1.01	Launch
L40S	1x L40S	48GB	20	60GB	$1.10	Source
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB	1x RTX 6000	48GB	10	60GB	$1.19	Source
A100 SXM4 40GB	1x A100	40GB	22	120GB	$1.29	Launch
A100 SXM4 80GB	1x A100	80GB	22	120GB	$1.89	Launch
H100 SXM5 80GB	1x H100	80GB	30	120GB	$2.65	Launch
H200 SXM5 141GB	1x H200	141GB	44	185GB	$3.03	Launch
A100 SXM4 80GB	2x A100	160GB	44	240GB	$3.78	Source
A100 SXM4 40GB	4x A100	160GB	88	480GB	$5.16	Source
H100 SXM5 80GB	2x H100	160GB	80	370GB	$5.30	Source
H200 SXM5 141GB	2x H200	282GB	88	370GB	$6.06	Source
A100 SXM4 80GB	4x A100	320GB	88	480GB	$7.56	Source
H100 SXM5 80GB	4x H100	320GB	176	740GB	$10.60	Source
H200 SXM5 141GB	4x H200	564GB	176	740GB	$12.12	Source
A100 SXM4 80GB	8x A100	640GB	176	960GB	$15.12	Source
H200 SXM5 141GB	8x H200	1128GB	176	1450GB	$24.24	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Build AI and DataCrunch offer:

Service	Build AI	DataCrunch
Block Storage	--
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Kubernetes		--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

	Build AI	DataCrunch
Website	trybuild.ai	datacrunch.io
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	Finland 🇫🇮
Founded	2024	2018
Data Center Locations	1	3
Example Customers	--	Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University

	Build AI
Website	trybuild.ai
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2024
Data Center Locations	1
Example Customers	--

	DataCrunch
Website	datacrunch.io
Headquarters	Finland 🇫🇮
Founded	2018
Data Center Locations	3
Example Customers	Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University