Crusoe
vs
TheAI Cloud
Crusoe operates energy-integrated datacenters with a self-serve platform and a broad GPU catalog, while TheAI Cloud rents whole H200 and B300 nodes on reserved terms.
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
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Reserved terms from 1 to 24 months
- 400G InfiniBand per GPU on B300 nodes
- 3TB DDR5 per node, up to 32TB local NVMe
GPUs
Crusoe offers 5 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Crusoe | TheAI Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H200
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 25% cheaper on TheAI Cloud |
|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Crusoe 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 |
|
B300
5 configs
|
-- | $4.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | TheAI Cloud only |
Crusoe bills on-demand; TheAI Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Crusoe | TheAI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
| Fact | Crusoe | TheAI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | UAE |
| Locations | 5 | 1 |
| Example customers | Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace | -- |
| Website | crusoe.ai | cloud.theai.com |
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Our data for Crusoe was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Sept. 12, 2026.