Crusoe
vs
TheAI
Crusoe rents GPUs self-serve with spot pricing and managed Kubernetes, while TheAI rents whole 8-GPU bare metal 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
- Sites in Iowa, Mexico City, London and Luxembourg
- A network port per GPU on B300 and H100 nodes
GPUs
Crusoe offers 11 GPU models, while TheAI offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Crusoe | TheAI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
3 configs · 7 configs
|
$8.96 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | Different terms |
|
H100
3 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $3.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.55 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Different terms |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Crusoe only |
|
A100
7 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Crusoe only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Crusoe only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Crusoe only |
MI355X
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | 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 |
Crusoe bills on-demand; TheAI bills reserved (6, 12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Crusoe | TheAI |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| 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 | TheAI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | UAE |
| Locations | 5 | 4 |
| 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 Nov. 12, 2026, and for TheAI on Nov. 12, 2026.