What is the difference between Aquanode and Cudo Compute?

Aquanode 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: Aquanode 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 Aquanode 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 37 different GPU models across both Aquanode and Cudo Compute, with 0 models available from both providers.

Aquanode vs Cudo Compute

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

Aquanode

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Aquanode GPUs

Cudo Compute GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.99/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 37Both available: 1Aquanode: 35Cudo Compute: 3

Showing 15 of 37 GPUs

Last updated: 10/29/2026, 1:43:00 AM

GPU Model ↑	Aquanode 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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $1.10/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode	$9.35/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode $9.35/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • AquanodeCudo Compute	$2.78/hr	$1.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.99(+55.2%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Cudo Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.78/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 Cudo Compute $1.79/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.99(+55.2%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Cudo Compute API
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode	$5.03/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode $5.03/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $1.10/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode	$3.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode $3.29/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.13/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.13/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.13/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.13/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.18/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.18/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.23/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.23/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index

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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $1.10/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode	$9.35/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
B200 180GB VRAM • Aquanode $9.35/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • AquanodeCudo Compute	$2.78/hr	$1.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.99(+55.2%)	Aquanode GPU Price Index Cudo Compute API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Aquanode $2.78/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 Cudo Compute $1.79/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.99(+55.2%) Aquanode GPU Price Index Cudo Compute API
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode	$5.03/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
H200 141GB VRAM • Aquanode $5.03/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
L4 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $1.10/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Cudo Compute API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode	$3.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Aquanode $3.29/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.13/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3060 12GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.13/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★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: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.13/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.13/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.18/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.18/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode	$0.23/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Aquanode GPU Price Index
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Aquanode $0.23/hour Updated: 10/28/2026 ★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: 10/28/2026 ★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.

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

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

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

Aquanode

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.