GPU cloud comparison · 2026
Crusoe vs Vast.ai
Crusoe wins on 3 of 5 key metrics — but the right choice depends on your workload.
Overall Winner
Crusoe
Climate-aligned GPU cloud — H100, H200, B200 and MI300X on green energy
from $0.40/h
★★★★☆ 4.4 / 5 (412 reviews)
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Vast.ai
Cheapest GPU cloud — peer-to-peer marketplace for budget training
from $0.10/h
★★★★☆ 4.1 / 5 (2,108 reviews)
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Crusoe
Vast.ai
Starting Price Lower hourly rate
from $0.40/h
from $0.10/h
Overall Rating User rating
4.4 / 5
4.1 / 5
GPU Types Variety
6 types
5 types
Max VRAM Largest available
192 GB
80 GB
Locations Regions covered
US, Iceland
US, EU, APAC, Global
Wins out of 5
3
2
GPU Availability
Crusoe
H100H200B200A100 80GBL40SMI300X
VRAM: 48–192 GB · Locations: US, Iceland
Vast.ai
RTX 3090RTX 4090A100H1003060
VRAM: 8–80 GB · Locations: US, EU, APAC, Global
Pros & Cons
Crusoe
Pros
- Among the cheapest H200 access — from $2.10/h
- B200 availability while most clouds wait-list
- InfiniBand 3.2 Tb interconnects for serious multi-node
- Climate-positive operations (uses flared methane)
Cons
- Smaller GPU variety than RunPod
- Region selection limited (mostly US + Iceland)
- Sales-led for large deployments
Vast.ai
Pros
- Absolute cheapest GPU compute available
- Widest GPU variety including consumer cards
- Good for fault-tolerant batch jobs
- Marketplace competition drives prices down
Cons
- Hosts can take instances offline anytime
- Variable reliability across providers
- Less suitable for time-sensitive inference
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Crusoe if…
- You need GPU compute for LLM training at scale
- You need GPU compute for Multi-node H100/H200 jobs
- You need GPU compute for Sustainable AI workloads
- You need GPU compute for AMD MI300X clusters
- Higher user satisfaction matters (4.4 vs 4.1)
- You want more GPU variety (6 vs 5 types)
Choose Vast.ai if…
- You need GPU compute for Batch training
- You need GPU compute for Budget experiments
- You need GPU compute for Stable Diffusion
- You need GPU compute for Data processing
- Lower price is your top priority (from $0.10/h vs from $0.40/h)