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Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Crusoe and Perplexity. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.
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| GPU Model ↑ | Crusoe Price | Perplexity Price | Price Diff ↕ | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • | ||||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • | ||||
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A40 48GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • | ||||
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
H200 141GB VRAM • | ||||
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
L40S 48GB VRAM • | ||||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • | ||||
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • | ||||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • | ||||
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A40 48GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • | ||||
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
H200 141GB VRAM • | ||||
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
L40S 48GB VRAM • | ||||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • | ||||
| Model ↑ | Crusoe | Perplexity | Input Diff ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek | $0.500 in $1.50 out | Not available | — |
DeepSeek | $0.140 in $0.280 out | Not available | — |
DeepSeek | $1.74 in $3.48 out | Not available | — |
Google | $0.140 in $0.400 out | Not available | — |
Zhipu | $1.20 in $4.40 out | Not available | — |
Zhipu | $1.40 in $4.40 out | Not available | — |
OpenAI | $0.050 in $0.200 out | Not available | — |
Moonshot | $0.700 in $3.50 out | Not available | — |
Meta | $0.250 in $0.750 out | Not available | — |
NVIDIA | $0.050 in $0.200 out | Not available | — |
NVIDIA | $0.300 in $1.83 out | Not available | — |
NVIDIA | $1.00 in $3.20 out | Not available | — |
Alibaba | $0.220 in $0.800 out | Not available | — |
Perplexity | Not available | $1.00 in $1.00 out | — |
Perplexity | Not available | $2.00 in $8.00 out | — |
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Vertically integrated power sourcing across wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, natural gas, and carbon capture
Machines are deployed quickly when they are launched
Persistent and shared disks, object storage, and a container registry for AI datasets
Provides instances with NVIDIA SXM GPU interconnects
99.5% uptime commitment backed by 24/7 enterprise-grade support
LLM inference with up to 9.9x faster time-to-first-token and 5x higher throughput versus vLLM
Proprietary models combining LLM reasoning with real-time web search and citations
Responses include inline citations and sources from live web data
Drop-in replacement using standard chat completions format
Access to Llama and other open-source models alongside Sonar
JSON mode and structured output support for reliable parsing
Restrict or focus web search to specific domains for targeted results
High-performance GPU instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs
General-purpose and storage-optimized CPU instances for data processing
Fully managed LLM inference spanning serverless, self-serve dedicated, and tailored deployments
Pay by the hour for maximum agility and unthrottled compute
Use spare capacity at significant discounts compared to on-demand pricing
Lock in guaranteed resources at lowest rates with custom commitments
Flexible pricing for LLM inference based on token usage
Guaranteed inference capacity with AI Model Units, priced lower for longer commitments
Hourly per-GPU pricing for self-serve dedicated endpoints, with monthly and volume rates via sales
Per-token pricing tiered by the parameter count of the base model being tuned
Per million token pricing with separate input and output rates
Per-request pricing for search-augmented Sonar queries
Sign up for Crusoe Cloud services through their website
Choose from available GPU types including L40S, A100, H100, H200, B200, GB200, and AMD options
Set up persistent storage options for your workloads
Deploy via the console, or provision programmatically with the Crusoe CLI or Terraform
Sign up at perplexity.ai and navigate to API settings
Create an API key from your account settings
Select from Sonar (search-augmented) or standard open-source models
Use the OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint
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
Documentation, learning hub, and 24/7 enterprise-grade support with a 99.5% uptime commitment; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 certifications
Global availability via cloud infrastructure
API documentation, Discord community, email support