What is the difference between Crusoe and Fireworks AI?

Crusoe and Fireworks AI 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: Crusoe or Fireworks AI?

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 Crusoe and Fireworks AI?

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 7 different GPU models across both Crusoe and Fireworks AI, with 0 models available from both providers.

Crusoe vs Fireworks AI GPU & LLM API Pricing 2026

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 7Both available: 0Crusoe: 7Fireworks AI: 0

Showing 7 of 7 GPUs

Last updated: 8/11/2026, 10:35:22 PM

GPU Model ↑	Crusoe Price	Fireworks AI Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe	$2.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe $2.00/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/11/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.10/hour Updated: 8/11/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe	$3.90/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.90/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe	$4.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe $4.29/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/11/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe	$3.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe	$2.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe $2.00/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/11/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.10/hour Updated: 8/11/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe	$3.90/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.90/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe	$4.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe $4.29/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/11/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe	$3.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 8/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 19Both available: 5Crusoe: 13Fireworks AI: 11

Showing 15 of 19 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 8/11/2026, 10:35:22 PM

Model ↑	Crusoe	Fireworks AI	Input Diff ↕
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek	$0.500 in $1.50 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek	$0.140 in $0.280 out	$0.140 in $0.280 out	$0.0000
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	$1.74 in $3.48 out	$1.74 in $3.48 out	$0.0000
Gemma 4 31B Google	$0.140 in $0.400 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.1 Zhipu	$1.20 in $4.40 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.2 Zhipu	$1.40 in $4.40 out	$1.40 in $4.40 out	$0.0000
GPT-OSS-120B OpenAI	$0.050 in $0.200 out	$0.150 in $0.600 out	$0.100
GPT-OSS-20B OpenAI	Not available	$0.070 in $0.300 out	—
Kimi K2 Moonshot	$0.700 in $3.50 out	$0.950 in $4.00 out	$0.250
Kimi K3 Moonshot	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Llama 3.3 70B Meta	$0.250 in $0.750 out	Not available	—
MiniMax M1 MiniMax	Not available	$0.300 in $1.20 out	—
MiniMax M2.7 MiniMax	Not available	$0.300 in $1.20 out	—
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B NVIDIA	$0.050 in $0.200 out	Not available	—
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning NVIDIA	$0.300 in $1.83 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

Crusoe

Energy-First Infrastructure
Vertically integrated power sourcing across wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, natural gas, and carbon capture
Fast Spin Up
Machines are deployed quickly when they are launched
Persistent Storage
Persistent and shared disks, object storage, and a container registry for AI datasets
SXM Support
Provides instances with NVIDIA SXM GPU interconnects
SLA Guarantee
99.5% uptime commitment backed by 24/7 enterprise-grade support
Managed Inference
LLM inference with up to 9.9x faster time-to-first-token and 5x higher throughput versus vLLM

Fireworks AI

100+ Open-Source Models
Instant access to latest models like Kimi K2.5, DeepSeek V3.2, GLM-5.1, Qwen3.6 Plus, FLUX.1 Kontext Pro, Whisper V3 Large, and more
Blazing Fast Inference
Industry-leading throughput and latency with fast inference engine
Fine-Tuning Suite
SFT, DPO, and reinforcement fine-tuning of models up to 1T+ parameters with LoRA efficiency
OpenAI-Compatible API
Drop-in replacement - just change the base URL for easy migration
On-Demand GPUs
H100, H200, B200, and B300 deployments with per-second billing and autoscaling
Batch Processing
50% discount for async bulk inference workloads

Pros & Cons

Crusoe

Advantages

Great GPU availability for on-demand use
Published hourly on-demand rates for most GPU types
Renewable and low-carbon energy sourcing with vertical integration from power to cloud
99.5% uptime commitment with 24/7 enterprise support

Considerations

Contact sales required for newest GPU models (GB200, B200, MI355X)
Spot capacity is quoted by sales rather than published as a self-service rate
Data center footprint concentrated in the United States with limited European capacity

Fireworks AI

Advantages

Lightning-fast inference with industry-leading response times
Easy-to-use API with excellent OpenAI compatibility
Wide variety of optimized open-source models
Competitive pricing with 50% off cached tokens and batch processing

Considerations

Limited capacity with some serverless model limits
Primarily focused on language models over image/video generation
BYOC only available for major enterprise customers

Compute Services

Crusoe

GPU Instances

High-performance GPU instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs

CPU Instances

General-purpose and storage-optimized CPU instances for data processing

Managed Inference

Fully managed LLM inference spanning serverless, self-serve dedicated, and tailored deployments

Open models including DeepSeek V4, GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.6, Llama 3.3, Gemma 4, Qwen3, GPT-OSS, and Nemotron 3
Serverless Inference billed per million input, output, and cached tokens

Fireworks AI

Pricing Options

Crusoe

On-Demand Instances

Pay by the hour for maximum agility and unthrottled compute

Spot Instances

Use spare capacity at significant discounts compared to on-demand pricing

Reserved Instances

Lock in guaranteed resources at lowest rates with custom commitments

Pay-as-you-go Inference

Flexible pricing for LLM inference based on token usage

Provisioned Throughput

Guaranteed inference capacity with AI Model Units, priced lower for longer commitments

Dedicated Inference Deployments

Hourly per-GPU pricing for self-serve dedicated endpoints, with monthly and volume rates via sales

Serverless Fine-Tuning

Per-token pricing tiered by the parameter count of the base model being tuned

Fireworks AI

Serverless Inference

Pay-per-token pricing with parameter-based tiers from $0.10 to $0.90 per 1M tokens, plus premium models

Cached tokens

50% discount on cached input tokens for supported models

Batch processing

50% discount on async bulk inference for both input and output tokens

Fine Tuning

Per-training-token pricing for SFT, DPO, and reinforcement learning with LoRA and full parameter options

On-demand GPUs

Per-second billing for H100, H200, B200, and B300 GPU deployments with no startup charges

Getting Started

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 including L40S, A100, H100, H200, B200, GB200, and AMD options
3
Configure storage
Set up persistent storage options for your workloads
4
Launch instance
Deploy via the console, or provision programmatically with the Crusoe CLI or Terraform

Fireworks AI

Get Started

1
Explore Model Library
Browse 400+ models at fireworks.ai/models
2
Test in Playground
Experiment with prompts interactively without coding
3
Generate API Key
Create an API key from user settings in your account
4
Make first API call
Use OpenAI-compatible endpoints or Fireworks SDK
5
Scale to production
Transition to on-demand GPU deployments for production workloads

Support & Global Availability

Crusoe

Global Regions

Data centers sited near low-cost energy in the United States, including a large-scale campus in Abilene, Texas, plus European capacity in Iceland and Norway

Support

Documentation, learning hub, and 24/7 enterprise-grade support with a 99.5% uptime commitment; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 certifications

Fireworks AI

Global Regions

18+ global regions across 8 cloud providers with multi-region deployments and BYOC support for enterprise

Support

Documentation, Discord community, status page, email support, and dedicated enterprise support with SLAs