Crusoe
vs
Hugging Face
What's good about each
- 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
- Hub hosts 3M+ public models and 500k+ datasets
- Free hosting for public models, datasets and demos
- AI models and datasets can be mounted directly into a job
- Single GPUs up to 8x H200 or RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Crusoe | Hugging Face | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB (private) | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 8x the amount of data stored | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Included within the allowance |
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
Crusoe offers 5 GPU models, while Hugging Face offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Crusoe | Hugging Face | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H200
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Crusoe |
|
A100
7 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Crusoe |
|
L40S
7 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Crusoe |
|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Crusoe only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
$3.45 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Crusoe only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
-- | $2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
L4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
|
A10G
4 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hugging Face only |
Crusoe bills on-demand; Hugging Face bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Crusoe | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| 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 | Crusoe | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 5 | -- |
| Example customers | Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 |
| Website | crusoe.ai | huggingface.co |
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Our data for Crusoe was last updated on Sept. 24, 2026, and for Hugging Face on Sept. 24, 2026.