What is the difference between Akash Network and Cudo Compute?

Akash Network and Cudo Compute are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Akash Network or Cudo Compute?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Akash Network and Cudo Compute?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 19 different GPU models across both Akash Network and Cudo Compute, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akash Network vs Cudo Compute

Compare GPU pricing between Akash Network and Cudo Compute. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Akash Network

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Akash Network GPUs

Cudo Compute GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.93/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 19Both available: 1Akash Network: 17Cudo Compute: 3

Showing 15 of 19 GPUs

Last updated: 10/6/2026, 6:24:39 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akash Network Price	Cudo Compute Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Cudo Compute	Not Available	$1.50/hr★ Best	—	Cudo Compute API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Cudo Compute $1.50/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash Network	$1.33/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash Network $1.33/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
B200 180GB VRAM • Akash Network	$5.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
B200 180GB VRAM • Akash Network $5.00/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.14/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash NetworkCudo Compute	$2.72/hr	$1.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.93(+52.0%)	Akash Network Cudo Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash Network $2.72/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Cudo Compute $1.79/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.93(+52.0%) Akash Network Cudo Compute API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Akash Network	$6.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Akash Network $6.00/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
L40S 48GB VRAM • Cudo Compute	Not Available	$0.87/hr★ Best	—	Cudo Compute API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Cudo Compute $0.87/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.14/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.14/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.17/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.17/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.25/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.25/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.15/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.15/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.30/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.30/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.68/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.68/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Cudo Compute	Not Available	$1.50/hr★ Best	—	Cudo Compute API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Cudo Compute $1.50/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash Network	$1.33/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash Network $1.33/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
B200 180GB VRAM • Akash Network	$5.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
B200 180GB VRAM • Akash Network $5.00/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.14/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash NetworkCudo Compute	$2.72/hr	$1.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.93(+52.0%)	Akash Network Cudo Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Akash Network $2.72/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Cudo Compute $1.79/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.93(+52.0%) Akash Network Cudo Compute API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Akash Network	$6.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Akash Network $6.00/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
L40S 48GB VRAM • Cudo Compute	Not Available	$0.87/hr★ Best	—	Cudo Compute API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Cudo Compute $0.87/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.14/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.14/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.17/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.17/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.25/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.25/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.15/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.15/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.30/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.30/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Akash Network	$0.68/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Akash Network
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Akash Network $0.68/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Akash Network

Features Comparison

Akash Network

Automated Bidding
Independent infrastructure providers automatically submit competitive bids in real time for workload requests.
No Refactoring Required
Applications running in containers can be directly migrated to the Akash platform without code changes.
1-Click Templates
Pre-configured environments for popular AI models can be launched quickly.
Global Access to Hardware
Enterprise-grade GPUs and consumer-grade GPUs are accessible for various compute needs.
Operational Autonomy
Users maintain control over network routing and data residency.

Cudo Compute

Enterprise GPU infrastructure
Dedicated access to NVIDIA GPUs including GB300, B300, VR200, GB200 NVL72, HGX B200, H200, and H100 in SXM and PCIe form factors
AI clusters
Multi-node GPU clusters for training and inference, commissioned to acceptance criteria before entering production
Regional deployment
Infrastructure across the UK, EU, North America, APAC, and the Middle East with in-region options for latency, residency, and regulatory needs
Managed operations
Foundational SRE included as standard with 24/7 monitoring, incident response, firmware management, and NVIDIA escalation paths
API and automation
REST API and documented workflows for provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle automation
Security and sovereignty
Controlled environments for enterprise and regulated workloads with jurisdictional control and sovereign data residency enforcement

Pros & Cons

Akash Network

Advantages

Decentralized infrastructure reduces dependency on single providers.
Potential for lower costs compared to traditional cloud providers.
Supports a wide variety of containerized applications.

Considerations

Limited awareness compared to larger cloud providers.
Potential complexity in understanding the decentralized model for new users.

Cudo Compute

Advantages

Current NVIDIA lineup spanning GB300, B300, VR200, GB200 NVL72, HGX B200, H200, and H100 systems
Data center coverage across UK, EU, North America, APAC, and Middle East for latency and residency requirements
Full lifecycle delivery covering architecture, deployment, and 24/7 operations by NVIDIA-certified engineers
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 aligned environments with GDPR-aligned operations and sovereign data residency enforcement

Considerations

Catalog GPU systems are quote-on-request, so published rates are not available for comparison
Positioned for enterprise cluster deployments rather than small-scale or experimental use
Smaller managed service ecosystem than hyperscalers

Compute Services

Akash Network

Cudo Compute

GPU Cloud

On-demand and reserved GPU VMs with configurable vCPU, memory, and storage.

Hourly per-GPU billing for NVIDIA H100 and H200 instances
Elastic storage and IPv4 reservation per instance

AI Clusters

Dedicated multi-node GPU clusters for high-performance training and inference.

Supports H200, H100, HGX B200, GB200 NVL72, B300, and GB300 cluster builds
Automated deployment using golden images, health checks, and benchmarking frameworks

Network and Storage

InfiniBand and Ethernet fabrics with high-performance storage for cluster workloads.

InfiniBand fabric design for multi-node training
High-performance storage built on VAST, Weka, or DDN

Pricing Options

Akash Network

Cudo Compute

On-demand GPU VMs

Hourly per-GPU billing for virtual machine instances with no commitment

Quote-based cluster pricing

GPU systems in the published catalog are priced on request, with enquiries handled by the sales team

OPEX consumption models

Consumption-based commercial structures for predictable spend on long-term deployments

Long-term commercial agreements

Multi-year structures with defined upgrade paths across GPU generations and into multi-site environments

Getting Started

Akash Network

Get Started

1
Sign Up
Create an account on the Akash console.
2
Choose a Deployment Method
Select to launch an AI workload or deploy a container.
3
Configure Resources
Specify required resources such as GPUs, memory, and region.
4
Deploy
Finalize deployment and authorize the request.

Cudo Compute

Get Started

1
Contact the team
Submit an enquiry from the pricing or contact page describing your workload, capacity, and region requirements.
2
Choose a region
Select a jurisdiction in the UK, EU, North America, APAC, or the Middle East to meet latency, residency, and compliance needs.
3
Design
Cudo produces an NVIDIA reference-aligned architecture covering InfiniBand fabric, storage, power, cooling, and rack layout.
4
Deploy
Systems are sourced through OEM channels including Dell, Lenovo, Supermicro, and HPE, then installed at power-ready sites against confirmed timelines.
5
Run
Clusters are commissioned to acceptance criteria and operated with 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and firmware management.

Support & Global Availability

Akash Network

Global Regions

Global availability for GPU resources

Support

Documentation available online; support requests can be initiated through the platform.

Cudo Compute

Global Regions

Global infrastructure across UK, EU, North America, APAC, and Middle East with ISO 27001-certified facilities and sovereign data residency options

Support

Enterprise SLAs with 24/7 infrastructure monitoring, L3 incident response, and lifecycle operations delivered by NVIDIA-certified engineers; sales and technical enquiries via the contact page.