What is the difference between Crusoe and Mistral AI?

Crusoe and Mistral 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 Mistral 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 Mistral 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 3 different GPU models across both Crusoe and Mistral AI, with 0 models available from both providers.

Crusoe vs Mistral AI GPU & LLM API Pricing 2026

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 3Both available: 0Crusoe: 3Mistral AI: 0

Showing 3 of 3 GPUs

Last updated: 8/12/2026, 6:17:10 AM

GPU Model ↑	Crusoe Price	Mistral AI Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/12/2026 ★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: 8/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/12/2026 ★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: 8/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour Updated: 8/12/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 27Both available: 0Crusoe: 13Mistral AI: 14

Showing 15 of 27 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 8/12/2026, 6:17:10 AM

Model ↑	Crusoe	Mistral AI	Input Diff ↕
Codestral 25.08 Mistral	Not available	$0.300 in $0.900 out	—
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek	$0.500 in $1.50 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek	$0.140 in $0.280 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	$1.74 in $3.48 out	Not available	—
Devstral 2 123B Mistral	Not available	$0.400 in $2.00 out	—
Devstral Small Mistral	Not available	$0.100 in $0.300 out	—
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	Not available	—
GPT-OSS-120B OpenAI	$0.050 in $0.200 out	Not available	—
Kimi K2 Moonshot	$0.700 in $3.50 out	Not available	—
Llama 3.3 70B Meta	$0.250 in $0.750 out	Not available	—
Magistral Medium 1.2 Mistral	Not available	$2.00 in $5.00 out	—
Magistral Small 1.2 Mistral	Not available	$0.500 in $1.50 out	—
Ministral 3 14B Mistral	Not available	$0.200 in $0.200 out	—

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

Mistral AI

Mistral Model Family
Access to latest models including Mistral 3, Small 4, Medium 3.5, and specialized models like Codestral and Voxtral TTS
Vibe AI Agent
Unified agent for long-horizon productivity and coding tasks, available on web, mobile, CLI, and IDE
Studio Developer Platform
Complete AI development environment with API playground, agent orchestration, and deployment tools
Forge Model Training
Train, align, and evaluate custom AI models with enterprise domain adaptation
Mistral Compute
Frontier-scale infrastructure for training and inference with dedicated GPU clusters
Open-Source Models
Leading open-weight models including Mistral 7B, Mixtral 8x7B, and Mistral Nemo under Apache 2.0

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

Mistral AI

Advantages

Strong open-source model ecosystem with Apache 2.0 licensing
Comprehensive AI platform beyond just inference APIs
European company with EU data residency options
Excellent code generation with dedicated Codestral model and Vibe coding agent

Considerations

Newer platform with less third-party ecosystem compared to OpenAI
Complex product suite may require learning curve for new users
Enterprise features still maturing compared to hyperscale providers

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

Mistral 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

Mistral AI

Vibe Subscription Plans

Free, Pro, Team, and Enterprise tiers with varying usage limits and features

API Pay-per-token

Per million token pricing with separate input and output rates

Free tier

Rate-limited free access for experimentation

Enterprise deployments

Custom models, private deployments, and dedicated infrastructure

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

Mistral AI

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at console.mistral.ai to access Vibe and Studio
2
Choose your starting point
Use Vibe for AI agent tasks or Studio for API development
3
Generate API key
Create an API key from Studio for programmatic access
4
Install tools
Install Vibe CLI, SDK (mistralai), or use web interfaces
5
Start building
Make your first API call or run tasks in Vibe

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

Mistral AI

Global Regions

EU (France) primary hosting with global availability. Azure, AWS Bedrock, and Google Vertex AI deployment options for data residency requirements

Support

Documentation, Discord community, Vibe chat interface, email support, and enterprise support plans