What is the difference between Crusoe and Verda?

Crusoe and Verda 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 Verda?

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 Verda?

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 14 different GPU models across both Crusoe and Verda, with 0 models available from both providers.

Crusoe vs Verda GPU Cloud Pricing 2026

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 14Both available: 5Crusoe: 7Verda: 12

Showing 14 of 14 GPUs

Last updated: 7/16/2026, 6:06:20 PM

GPU Model ↑	Crusoe Price	Verda Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$2.00/hr	$0.45/hr★ Best	↑+$1.55(+343.0%)	Crusoe Verda API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe $2.00/hour Updated: 7/6/2026 Verda $0.45/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.55(+343.0%) Crusoe Verda API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$1.45/hr 2x GPU	$0.63/hr★ Best	↑+$0.82(+131.4%)	Shadeform API Verda API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $0.63/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.82(+131.4%) Shadeform API Verda API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.10/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
B200 192GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$2.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Verda API
B200 192GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $2.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$3.02/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $3.02/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$3.90/hr	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$2.76(+242.9%)	Crusoe Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.90/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.76(+242.9%) Crusoe Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$4.29/hr	$1.40/hr★ Best	↑+$2.89(+206.4%)	Crusoe Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe $4.29/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $1.40/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.89(+206.4%) Crusoe Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$2.63/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $2.63/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
L40S 48GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$1.45/hr 2x GPU	$0.48/hr★ Best	↑+$0.97(+202.4%)	Shadeform API Verda API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $0.48/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.97(+202.4%) Shadeform API Verda API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe	$3.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.36/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.36/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.21/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.21/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.66/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.66/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.06/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$2.00/hr	$0.45/hr★ Best	↑+$1.55(+343.0%)	Crusoe Verda API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Crusoe $2.00/hour Updated: 7/6/2026 Verda $0.45/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.55(+343.0%) Crusoe Verda API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$1.45/hr 2x GPU	$0.63/hr★ Best	↑+$0.82(+131.4%)	Shadeform API Verda API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $0.63/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.82(+131.4%) Shadeform API Verda API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe	$1.10/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.10/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
B200 192GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$2.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Verda API
B200 192GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $2.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$3.02/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $3.02/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$3.90/hr	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$2.76(+242.9%)	Crusoe Verda API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.90/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.76(+242.9%) Crusoe Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$4.29/hr	$1.40/hr★ Best	↑+$2.89(+206.4%)	Crusoe Verda API
H200 141GB VRAM • Crusoe $4.29/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $1.40/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.89(+206.4%) Crusoe Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$2.63/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $2.63/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
L40S 48GB VRAM • CrusoeVerda	$1.45/hr 2x GPU	$0.48/hr★ Best	↑+$0.97(+202.4%)	Shadeform API Verda API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe $1.45/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 Verda $0.48/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.97(+202.4%) Shadeform API Verda API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe	$3.45/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Crusoe
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Crusoe $3.45/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Crusoe
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.36/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.36/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.21/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
RTX A6000 48GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.21/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.66/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Verda API
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.66/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Verda	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Verda API
Tesla V100 32GB VRAM • Not Available Verda $0.06/hour Updated: 7/16/2026 ★Best Price Verda API

Features Comparison

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
Managed Inference
Breakthrough speed LLM inference with up to 9.9x faster time-to-first-token

Verda

Full-Stack AI Platform
Complete platform for AI development from experimentation to production deployment
High-Speed Interconnects
InfiniBand and NVLink for efficient multi-GPU communication and clustering
Security & Compliance
ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701 certified with GDPR compliance and EU sovereignty
Sustainable Computing
100% renewable energy-powered Nordic data centers
Developer Ecosystem
Web console, API, SDK, Terraform provider, and comprehensive documentation
Expert Support
Proactive support from ML infrastructure experts with 99.9%+ uptime

Pros & Cons

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

Regional focus rather than global presence
Contact sales required for newest GPU models (GB200, B200, MI355X)
Primarily focused on North American data centers

Verda

Advantages

Extensive GPU catalog including latest NVIDIA Blackwell (B300, B200) and Hopper (H200, H100) architectures
NVIDIA Preferred Partner with early access to cutting-edge hardware
Cost-effective pricing with up to 90% savings vs hyperscalers
EU-based with GDPR compliance and ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701 certifications

Considerations

Primarily European data center presence
Smaller ecosystem compared to major hyperscalers
Specialized AI/ML focus may not suit general computing needs

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 with pay-as-you-go and provisioned throughput options

Leading LLMs including DeepSeek V4, GLM 5.1, Llama 3.3, Gemma, and Nemotron
Pay-as-you-go pricing per million tokens

Verda

GPU Instances

On-demand virtual machines with 1x-8x NVIDIA GPUs and NVLink interconnects

Instant Clusters

Self-service access to 16x-128x GPU clusters with InfiniBand

Bare-metal Clusters

Custom-built GPU clusters tailored to specifications

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 for consistent performance

Verda

Pay As You Go

Transparent hourly pricing with no upfront commitments

Spot Pricing

Access spare capacity at significant discounts for flexible workloads

Long-term Commitments

Volume discounts up to 25% with 1-2 year commitments

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 A100, L40S, H200, B200, GB200, and AMD options
3
Configure storage
Set up persistent storage options for your workloads
4
Launch instance
Deploy your instance with fast spin-up times

Verda

Get Started

1
Sign up for account
Create account at console.verda.com with email or GitHub
2
Add payment method
Add credit card for pay-as-you-go billing
3
Launch GPU instance
Select GPU model and configuration, deploy in minutes
4
Connect and develop
SSH access, JupyterLab, or API integration for your ML workloads

Support & Global Availability

Crusoe

Global Regions

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

Support

Documentation, SOC II certified infrastructure, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certifications

Verda

Global Regions

European data centers with focus on Nordic locations for optimal sustainability

Support

Expert AI/ML infrastructure support team, comprehensive documentation, 99.9%+ uptime SLA