What is the difference between CoreWeave and Crusoe?

CoreWeave and Crusoe 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: CoreWeave or Crusoe?

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 CoreWeave and Crusoe?

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 13 different GPU models across both CoreWeave and Crusoe, with 0 models available from both providers.

CoreWeave vs Crusoe

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between CoreWeave and Crusoe. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

CoreWeave

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Crusoe

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

CoreWeave GPUs

Crusoe GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.85/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 13Both available: 4CoreWeave: 9Crusoe: 8

Showing 13 of 13 GPUs

Last updated: 4/8/2026, 10:26:16 AM

GPU Model ↑	CoreWeave Price	Crusoe Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $1.00/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$2.70/hr 8x GPU	$1.30/hr★ Best	↑+$1.40(+107.7%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeave $2.70/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $1.30/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.40(+107.7%) CoreWeave Crusoe
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $0.40/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
B200 192GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$8.60/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
B200 192GB VRAM • CoreWeave $8.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
GB200 384GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$10.50/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
GB200 384GB VRAM • CoreWeave $10.50/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
GH200 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$6.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
GH200 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave $6.50/hour Updated: 4/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$6.16/hr 8x GPU	$3.90/hr★ Best	↑+$2.26(+57.8%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeave $6.16/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $3.90/hour Updated: 4/8/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.26(+57.8%) CoreWeave Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$6.30/hr 8x GPU	$4.29/hr★ Best	↑+$2.01(+47.0%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • CoreWeave $6.30/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $4.29/hour Updated: 4/8/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.01(+47.0%) CoreWeave Crusoe
L40 40GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$1.25/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
L40 40GB VRAM • CoreWeave $1.25/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
L40S 48GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$2.25/hr 8x GPU	$0.50/hr★ Best	↑+$1.75(+350.0%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
L40S 48GB VRAM • CoreWeave $2.25/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $0.50/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.75(+350.0%) CoreWeave Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$3.45/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 4/8/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
MI355X 288GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$3.45/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
MI355X 288GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 4/2/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$0.31/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave $0.31/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $1.00/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$2.70/hr 8x GPU	$1.30/hr★ Best	↑+$1.40(+107.7%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeave $2.70/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $1.30/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.40(+107.7%) CoreWeave Crusoe
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $0.40/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
B200 192GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$8.60/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
B200 192GB VRAM • CoreWeave $8.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
GB200 384GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$10.50/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
GB200 384GB VRAM • CoreWeave $10.50/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
GH200 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$6.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
GH200 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave $6.50/hour Updated: 4/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$6.16/hr 8x GPU	$3.90/hr★ Best	↑+$2.26(+57.8%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CoreWeave $6.16/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $3.90/hour Updated: 4/8/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.26(+57.8%) CoreWeave Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$6.30/hr 8x GPU	$4.29/hr★ Best	↑+$2.01(+47.0%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • CoreWeave $6.30/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $4.29/hour Updated: 4/8/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.01(+47.0%) CoreWeave Crusoe
L40 40GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$1.25/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
L40 40GB VRAM • CoreWeave $1.25/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave
L40S 48GB VRAM • CoreWeaveCrusoe	$2.25/hr 8x GPU	$0.50/hr★ Best	↑+$1.75(+350.0%)	CoreWeave Crusoe
L40S 48GB VRAM • CoreWeave $2.25/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 Crusoe $0.50/hour Updated: 3/31/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.75(+350.0%) CoreWeave Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$3.45/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 4/8/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
MI355X 288GB VRAM • Crusoe	Not Available	$3.45/hr★ Best	—	Crusoe
MI355X 288GB VRAM • Not Available Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 4/2/2026 ★Best Price Crusoe
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave	$0.31/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	CoreWeave
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • CoreWeave $0.31/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 4/7/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CoreWeave

Features Comparison

CoreWeave

Kubernetes-Native Platform
Purpose-built AI-native platform with Kubernetes-native developer experience
Latest NVIDIA GPUs
First-to-market access to the latest NVIDIA GPUs including H100, H200, and Blackwell architecture
Mission Control
Unified security, talent services, and observability platform for large-scale AI operations
High Performance Networking
High-performance clusters with InfiniBand networking for optimal scale-out connectivity

Crusoe

Sustainable Computing
Powered by stranded and wasted energy sources to reduce carbon emissions
Fast Spin Up
Machines are deployed quickly when they are launched
Persistent Storage
Disk storage that can be used across multiple instances
SXM Support
Provides instances with NVIDIA SXM GPU interconnects
SLA Guarantee
Provider offers an SLA on uptime and performance

Pros & Cons

CoreWeave

Advantages

Extensive selection of NVIDIA GPUs, including latest Blackwell architecture
Kubernetes-native infrastructure for easy scaling and deployment
Fast deployment with 10x faster inference spin-up times
High cluster reliability with 96% goodput and 50% fewer interruptions

Considerations

Primary focus on North American data centers
Specialized nature may not suit all general computing needs
Learning curve for users unfamiliar with Kubernetes

Crusoe

Advantages

Great GPU availability for on-demand use
Affordable pricing for GPU instances
Environmentally sustainable approach using stranded energy
SLA guarantee on uptime and performance

Considerations

Limited GPU variety (primarily A100, A100_80G, and L40S)
Regional focus rather than global presence
Newer player in the cloud GPU market

Compute Services

CoreWeave

GPU Instances

On-demand and reserved GPU instances with latest NVIDIA hardware

CPU Instances

High-performance CPU instances to complement GPU workloads

Crusoe

GPU Instances

High-performance GPU instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs

Reserved Clusters

Large-scale reserved GPU clusters for enterprise and research workloads

Custom node configurations
Flexible interconnect options

Pricing Options

CoreWeave

On-Demand Instances

Pay-per-hour GPU and CPU instances with flexible scaling

Reserved Capacity

Committed usage discounts up to 60% over on-demand pricing

Transparent Storage

No ingress, egress, or transfer fees for data movement

Crusoe

Getting Started

CoreWeave

Get Started

1
Create Account
Sign up for CoreWeave Cloud platform access
2
Choose GPU Instance
Select from latest NVIDIA GPUs including H100, H200, and Blackwell architecture
3
Deploy via Kubernetes
Use Kubernetes-native tools for workload deployment and scaling

Crusoe

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up for Crusoe Cloud services through their website
2
Select GPU instance
Choose from available GPU types (A100, A100_80G, or L40S)
3
Configure storage
Set up persistent storage options for your workloads
4
Launch instance
Deploy your instance with fast spin-up times

Support & Global Availability

CoreWeave

Global Regions

Deployments across North America with expanding global presence

Support

24/7 support from dedicated engineering teams, comprehensive documentation, and Kubernetes expertise

Crusoe

Global Regions

Strategically located data centers in low-cost energy areas of the United States

Support

Documentation, SOC II certified infrastructure