What is the difference between Aquanode and Avian Compute?

Aquanode and Avian 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: Aquanode or Avian 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 Aquanode and Avian 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 29 different GPU models across both Aquanode and Avian Compute, with 0 models available from both providers.

Aquanode vs Avian Compute

Compare GPU pricing between Aquanode and Avian Compute. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Aquanode GPUs

Avian Compute GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $5.32/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 29Both available: 2Aquanode: 29Avian Compute: 2

Showing 15 of 29 GPUs

Last updated: 10/19/2026, 5:35:42 PM

GPU Model ↑	Aquanode Price	Avian Compute Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $1.10/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • AquanodeAvian Compute	$8.83/hr	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.51(+104.4%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode $8.83/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 Avian Compute $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.51(+104.4%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$2.78/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.78/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode	$4.44/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode $4.44/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • AquanodeAvian Compute	$11.09/hr	$4.95/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$6.14(+124.0%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Aquanode $11.09/hour Updated: 10/18/2026 Avian Compute $4.95/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$6.14(+124.0%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.48/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.48/hour Updated: 10/18/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.85/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.85/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.95/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.95/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode	$3.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode $3.29/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.23/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.23/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.16/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.34/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.34/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.28/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.28/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.47/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.47/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.42/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.42/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $1.10/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • AquanodeAvian Compute	$8.83/hr	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.51(+104.4%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode $8.83/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 Avian Compute $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.51(+104.4%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$2.78/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.78/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode	$4.44/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode $4.44/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • AquanodeAvian Compute	$11.09/hr	$4.95/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$6.14(+124.0%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Aquanode $11.09/hour Updated: 10/18/2026 Avian Compute $4.95/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$6.14(+124.0%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Avian Compute
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.48/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.48/hour Updated: 10/18/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.85/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.85/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.95/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.95/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode	$3.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode $3.29/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.23/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.23/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.16/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.34/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4000 Ada 20GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.34/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.28/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.28/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.47/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.47/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.42/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.42/hour Updated: 10/19/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index

Features Comparison

Aquanode

Multi-provider GPU marketplace
One live marketplace over the providers Aquanode supports, so the same GPU model can be compared across offers before deploying. Each offer is tagged on-demand or preemptible.
Pods
An Environment (image and installed software) and a Volume (code, checkpoints, data) that persist while the rented machine is released, and can restart on a different GPU, provider or country.
Per-second billing
The machine is billed by the second only while it runs, with no minimum term; a stopped pod rents no machine.
Auto-stop
Opt-in per pod: an idle GPU gets a warning, then its environment and volume are captured and the machine is released.
Jobs
Run a command on a GPU to completion, with automatic retry on a different machine if a provider takes the original one away.
Teams and workspaces
Shared deployments, volumes, API keys and a credit balance owned by the team, with owner, admin and member roles.

Avian Compute

AI Inference Models
Supports multiple AI models including DeepSeek V4.1, MiniMax M3, GLM-5.3, Kimi K3, and MiMo-V2.6.
Prepaid GPU Reservations
Offers dedicated 8-GPU NVIDIA B200 and B300 HGX nodes available for prepaid reservations.
API Compatibility
Compatible with OpenAI APIs for seamless integration.
Enterprise Security
Infrastructure is SOC/2 approved and compliant with GDPR and CCPA.
Fast Inference Speed
Models run on NVIDIA B200 GPUs with speculative decoding for improved speed.

Pros & Cons

Aquanode

Advantages

Compares live offers for the same GPU model across several providers from one account and one balance
Billed per second with no minimum commitment, and a stopped pod does not rent a machine
Environment and volume persist across stops and can move to a different provider or region
Failover and automatic job retry on another machine if the chosen card is taken

Considerations

Capacity comes from third-party providers, so availability and network policy vary by offer
Marketplace rates are live minimums that can change between page loads
No spot bidding or committed-use reserved tier is offered

Avian Compute

Advantages

Offers a pay-per-token model for flexibility.
Multiple AI models available under a single API key.
Supports fast inference with no rate limits.
Provides dedicated GPU nodes for higher workloads.

Considerations

Limited information on support channels and response times.
No clearly stated legal entity or company registration details.

Compute Services

Aquanode

Avian Compute

Pricing Options

Aquanode

On-demand

Per-second billing while an instance runs, with no contract or minimum term

Preemptible

Lower-cost capacity from independent hosts, shown beside on-demand offers in the GPU Availability Index

Storage for pods

Environments and volumes are billed separately for the time they are held

Avian Compute

Getting Started

Aquanode

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up in the Aquanode console and add credit to the account or team balance.
2
Choose a GPU
Browse live offers in the marketplace and pick a GPU model, provider and region.
3
Launch a pod
Start from a template such as JupyterLab or ComfyUI, or an empty box, and connect by browser terminal, SSH or the aq CLI.
4
Stop when idle
Stop the pod to release the machine and stop the hourly charge; the Environment and Volume are kept and can be started again on another provider.

Avian Compute

Get Started

1
Sign Up for API Key
Create an account to get your API key.
2
Select GPU or Inference Model
Choose between using the inference API or reserving dedicated GPUs.
3
Configure Your Setup
Follow documentation to integrate models into your application.
4
Deploy and Test
Start using the API or GPU nodes for your AI workloads.
5
Monitor Usage
Keep track of API usage and performance metrics.

Support & Global Availability

Aquanode

Global Regions

Capacity is listed across many countries in Europe, Asia and Oceania, varying with live supply. The regions page notes some regions, such as the United States and Canada, can show no listed capacity at a given time.

Support

Documentation at docs.aquanode.io, a Discord community, and a Book a demo / Contact Sales option on the website.

Avian Compute

Global Regions