What is the difference between Aquanode and Bentaus?

Aquanode and Bentaus 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 Bentaus?

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 Bentaus?

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 41 different GPU models across both Aquanode and Bentaus, with 0 models available from both providers.

Aquanode vs Bentaus

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

Aquanode

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Aquanode GPUs

Bentaus GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $4.33/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 41Both available: 1Aquanode: 41Bentaus: 1

Showing 15 of 41 GPUs

Last updated: 10/5/2026, 11:54:08 PM

GPU Model ↑	Aquanode Price	Bentaus 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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
A40 48GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.54/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
A40 48GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.54/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode	$7.47/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode $7.47/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$2.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.19/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode	$3.95/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode $3.95/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • AquanodeBentaus	$8.68/hr	$4.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.33(+99.5%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Bentaus
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Aquanode $8.68/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Bentaus $4.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.33(+99.5%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Bentaus
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.48/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.48/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.76/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.76/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.73/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.73/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode	$2.63/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.63/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.16/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.09/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.19/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.20/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
A40 48GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.54/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
A40 48GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.54/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode	$7.47/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode $7.47/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$2.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.19/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode	$3.95/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode $3.95/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • AquanodeBentaus	$8.68/hr	$4.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$4.33(+99.5%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Bentaus
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Aquanode $8.68/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 Bentaus $4.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.33(+99.5%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Bentaus
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.48/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.48/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.76/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40 40GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.76/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.73/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L40S 48GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.73/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode	$2.63/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.63/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★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: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.16/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.09/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.19/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.20/hour Updated: 10/5/2026 ★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.

Bentaus

HGX B300 nodes
Eight-GPU NVIDIA HGX B300 (Blackwell Ultra) nodes with 288 GB HBM3e per GPU, NVLink within the node and 400G InfiniBand between nodes
Owned energy infrastructure
Capacity is deployed on power infrastructure Bentaus develops and operates itself, including generation, battery backup and liquid-cooled facilities
Ziani orchestration
Proprietary software that coordinates compute, power and energy assets in real time, letting GPU load respond to grid signals while keeping workload SLAs
Sales-assisted provisioning
Every order goes through an ordering form and a solutions architect; there is no instant single-GPU deployment
Dedicated AI factories
Fully isolated clusters designed to the customer's specification, with monitoring, support and SLAs, under a custom contract

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

Bentaus

Advantages

Published per-GPU-hour price ranges for both on-demand and reserved B300 capacity, which most node-scale providers keep quote-only
Reserved capacity is described as guaranteed, non-interruptible and rate-locked for the term
Vertically integrated: the same company owns the power, the facility and the GPUs
Capacity advertised as available now rather than on a waitlist

Considerations

Minimum order is one eight-GPU node, so the hourly floor is eight times the per-GPU rate; there is no single-GPU option
Provisioning is sales-assisted through a solutions architect, not self-service or instant
Regions, billing increment, minimum rental duration and reserved term lengths are not disclosed

Compute Services

Aquanode

Bentaus

GPU-as-a-Service

HGX B300 nodes sold by the GPU-hour in eight-GPU node increments

On-demand capacity for burst inference and training
Reserved capacity with priority access and a locked rate

AI Factory

Dedicated, fully isolated GPU clusters designed to the customer's specification

Full cluster isolation
Monitoring, support and SLAs

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

Bentaus

On-demand

Per-GPU-hour pricing published as a range, sold in eight-GPU node increments and provisioned through sales; the low end is a starting rate

Reserved

Lower per-GPU-hour range with guaranteed capacity, priority access and a rate locked for a custom term length agreed with sales

AI Factory

Custom contract pricing for a dedicated, isolated cluster; no published rate

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.

Bentaus

Get Started

1
Size the deployment
Use the ordering form on the B300 page to state how many eight-GPU nodes you need, your workload type, timeline and whether you want on-demand, reserved or a custom environment
2
Talk to a solutions architect
A Bentaus solutions architect follows up to confirm configuration, term and pricing within the published range
3
Deploy
On-demand and reserved nodes are provisioned on Bentaus-operated infrastructure; AI factory clusters are designed and built to the agreed specification

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.

Bentaus

Global Regions

Not disclosed; Bentaus operates on US grid infrastructure and its demand-response deployments have been in ERCOT (Texas)

Support

Solutions architect assigned per order; AI factory clusters include monitoring, support and SLAs. Enquiries via the contact page.