What is the difference between TheAI Cloud and Shadeform?

TheAI Cloud and Shadeform 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: TheAI Cloud or Shadeform?

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 TheAI Cloud and Shadeform?

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 TheAI Cloud and Shadeform, with 0 models available from both providers.

TheAI Cloud vs Shadeform

Compare GPU pricing between TheAI Cloud and Shadeform. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

TheAI Cloud

Provider 1

GPUs Available

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Shadeform

Provider 2

GPUs Available

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

TheAI Cloud GPUs

Shadeform GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $6.50/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 19Both available: 1TheAI Cloud: 2Shadeform: 18

Showing 15 of 19 GPUs

Last updated: 10/31/2026, 2:04:59 PM

GPU Model ↑	TheAI Cloud Price	Shadeform Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.36/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.36/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.86/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • TheAI Cloud	$8.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	TheAI Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • TheAI Cloud $8.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available TheAI Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.50/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $4.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • TheAI CloudShadeform	$4.50/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$11.00/hr 8x GPU	↓$6.50(59.1%)	TheAI Cloud Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • TheAI Cloud $4.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform $11.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/31/2026 Price Difference:↓$6.50(59.1%) TheAI Cloud Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.95/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.97/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.97/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.15/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.15/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API

A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.29/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.36/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.36/hour Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$1.86/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $1.86/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
B200 180GB VRAM • TheAI Cloud	$8.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	TheAI Cloud
B200 180GB VRAM • TheAI Cloud $8.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Not Available TheAI Cloud
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$2.50/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $4.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • TheAI CloudShadeform	$4.50/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$11.00/hr 8x GPU	↓$6.50(59.1%)	TheAI Cloud Shadeform API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • TheAI Cloud $4.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform $11.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/31/2026 Price Difference:↓$6.50(59.1%) TheAI Cloud Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.95/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Shadeform API
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/30/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.97/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.97/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Shadeform	Not Available	$0.15/hr★ Best	—	Shadeform API
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Not Available Shadeform $0.15/hour Updated: 10/31/2026 ★Best Price Shadeform API

Features Comparison

TheAI Cloud

Bare-metal nodes
Includes 8 GPUs per whole node with root access.
Reservation system
Allows users to reserve capacity ahead of the opening date.
Prepaid billing
Operates on a pay-as-you-go basis with prepaid minutes.
High interconnectivity
Nodes are interconnected via non-blocking InfiniBand.
Service level agreement
Offers a 99.5% monthly uptime guarantee.

Shadeform

Multi-cloud GPU marketplace
Deploy high quality GPUs across 30+ top clouds worldwide through one platform
Global scale
Scale across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia
Unified API and billing
Provision GPU instances across top providers with centralized billing and support
Cost optimization
Users save up to 90% on GPU instances vs traditional cloud providers
Launch tooling
Startup scripts, container launches, templates, persistent volumes and SkyPilot integration documented for instance provisioning
Public instance directory
Browse and compare instances and clouds by GPU type, GPU count and compliance, with interconnect and deployment type shown per listing, before creating an account

Pros & Cons

TheAI Cloud

Advantages

Offers a reservation waitlist with no upfront payment required.
Flexible payment options including card, wire transfer, or USDC.
Allows training across multiple GPU nodes for better performance.
Non-blocking interconnects facilitate high-speed data transfers between nodes.

Considerations

Service is not available until Q4 2026.
Pricing may vary until a reservation is confirmed.
Limited to U.S. based data center operations.

Shadeform

Advantages

Compare GPU prices across 30+ cloud providers in one place
Single API to deploy on any supported provider
Unified billing across providers
Easy provider switching without vendor lock-in

Considerations

Additional abstraction layer between you and the provider
Feature support may lag behind individual providers
Dependent on underlying provider availability

Compute Services

TheAI Cloud

Shadeform

Pricing Options

TheAI Cloud

Shadeform

On-demand instances

GPU instances for everything from quick experiments to scaling production workloads

On-demand clusters

Instantly deployable clusters of up to 64 GPUs, no commitment required

Reserved commitments

Reserve capacity at a discounted rate on terms from one week to three years, quoted by request across partner clouds

Getting Started

TheAI Cloud

Get Started

1
Join the waitlist
Sign up for a free waitlist to reserve your spot.
2
Receive confirmation
Get notified about capacity opening two weeks in advance.
3
Make a prepayment
Lock in your rate with a 30% prepayment when contacted.
4
Set up billing
Choose a billing option for remaining balance after reservation.
5
Receive SLA terms
Understand the service level agreement and uptime commitments.

Shadeform

Get Started

1
Create account
Sign up to access the Shadeform platform and marketplace
2
Browse marketplace
Explore available GPU instances across providers and regions
3
Deploy instances
Launch GPU instances using the unified console or API

Support & Global Availability

TheAI Cloud

Global Regions

US Central Region

Support

Email support available with standard response times.

Shadeform

Global Regions

GPU clusters deployed across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia

Support

Documentation with API reference and tutorial library, unified platform console, email support and call scheduling for reservation quotes; managed Kubernetes for reserved clusters available at additional cost