Canopy Wave
vs
CoreWeave
What's good about each
- Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
- 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
- GPU rental and open-model inference on one account
- Nvidia nodes from A100 up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- Bare-metal nodes under a managed Kubernetes control plane
- No charge for the Kubernetes control plane or Slurm
- Free egress and no object storage request fees
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Canopy Wave | CoreWeave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Distributed File Storage) | Identical |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | $61.44 /mo 1 TB (Hot) | 35% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Canopy Wave offers 5 GPU models, while CoreWeave offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | CoreWeave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.16 /GPU/hr On-demand | 47% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | $4.48 /GPU/hr Spot | |
|
B200
3 configs · 2 configs
|
-- On request | $4.26 /GPU/hr Spot | |
|
H200
3 configs · 2 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 37% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
GB200
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | $10.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
RTX PRO 6000
3 configs
|
-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr Spot | CoreWeave only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $1.21 /GPU/hr Spot | CoreWeave only |
|
L40S
2 configs
|
-- | $0.98 /GPU/hr Spot | CoreWeave only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | CoreWeave only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
-- | $6.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | CoreWeave only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; CoreWeave bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | CoreWeave |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Canopy Wave | CoreWeave |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 55 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral AI, NovelAI |
| Website | canopywave.com | coreweave.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for CoreWeave on Sept. 23, 2026.