Canopy Wave
vs
Crusoe
Both rent H100 and H200 GPUs from Iceland. Canopy Wave rents HGX nodes billed per minute with an open-model API, while Crusoe adds managed Kubernetes, VPS and spot pricing from Norway and the US.
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
- Offers both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs including H200, H100, and MI300X
- Focus on reliable infrastructure for enterprise workloads
- 450,000+ GPU datacenter with sustainable energy sourcing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Crusoe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed |
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 and Crusoe each offer 5 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Crusoe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 17% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
H200
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 7% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
A100
7 configs
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Crusoe only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
-- | $3.45 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Crusoe only |
|
L40S
7 configs
|
-- | $1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Crusoe only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Crusoe bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Crusoe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Crusoe |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 5 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace |
| Website | canopywave.com | crusoe.ai |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Crusoe on Sept. 23, 2026.