What is the difference between Fluence Cloud and Hot Aisle?

Fluence Cloud and Hot Aisle 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: Fluence Cloud or Hot Aisle?

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 Fluence Cloud and Hot Aisle?

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 26 different GPU models across both Fluence Cloud and Hot Aisle, with 0 models available from both providers.

Fluence Cloud vs Hot Aisle

Compare GPU pricing between Fluence Cloud and Hot Aisle. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Fluence Cloud

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Fluence Cloud GPUs

Hot Aisle GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.96/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 26Both available: 1Fluence Cloud: 26Hot Aisle: 1

Showing 15 of 26 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:57:47 PM

GPU Model ↑	Fluence Cloud Price	Hot Aisle Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.70/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A10 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.70/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$4.21/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $4.21/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.62/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.62/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.78/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.78/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.85/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.85/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A40 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$2.46/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A40 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $2.46/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
B200 180GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$12.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
B200 180GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $12.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$2.90/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $2.90/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$2.90/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $2.90/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
H200 141GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$5.28/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
H200 141GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $5.28/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
L4 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
L4 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.25/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
L40 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.03/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
L40 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.03/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Fluence CloudHot Aisle	$3.95/hr	$2.99/hr★ Best	↑+$0.96(+32.1%)	Fluence GPU plans API Hot Aisle
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $3.95/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Hot Aisle $2.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.96(+32.1%) Fluence GPU plans API Hot Aisle
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$0.26/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $0.26/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API

A10 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.70/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A10 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.70/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$4.21/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $4.21/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.62/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.62/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.78/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.78/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.85/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.85/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
A40 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$2.46/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
A40 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $2.46/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
B200 180GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$12.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
B200 180GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $12.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$2.90/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $2.90/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$2.90/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $2.90/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
H200 141GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$5.28/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
H200 141GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $5.28/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
L4 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
L4 24GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.25/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
L40 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.03/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
L40 40GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.03/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$1.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $1.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Fluence CloudHot Aisle	$3.95/hr	$2.99/hr★ Best	↑+$0.96(+32.1%)	Fluence GPU plans API Hot Aisle
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $3.95/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Hot Aisle $2.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.96(+32.1%) Fluence GPU plans API Hot Aisle
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud	$0.26/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Fluence GPU plans API
RTX 3060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Fluence Cloud $0.26/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Fluence GPU plans API

Features Comparison

Fluence Cloud

Multi-provider support
Deploy GPU and CPU resources from various cloud providers in one platform.
No egress fees
Users can transfer data without incurring additional costs.
Open standards
Easy migration and integration across various environments.
Compliance
Satisfies GDPR, ISO 27001, and SOC2 compliance standards.
Transparent pricing
Users receive clear and predictable pricing without hidden costs.

Hot Aisle

AMD MI300X Fleet
Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers with 8x 192GB AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs and Intel Xeon CPUs.
Minute-Level Billing
Transparent published MI300X rates, with self-service VMs and dedicated 8-GPU bare metal both metered by the minute through Stripe.
Automation Below Kubernetes
NetBox-backed inventory plus automated SONiC networking, PXE boot, host setup, and current ROCm drivers, so orchestration is not the first layer.
Isolated KVM Instances
NUMA-balanced KVM virtual machines with direct GPU access and private isolated networking to avoid noisy neighbors.
High-Speed Fabric
8x400G RoCEv2 per chassis plus 100G internet and unlimited bandwidth.
Ready-to-Use Images
Ubuntu options with ROCm, Docker, and optional K8s/Slurm/Ray installs via cloud-init.

Pros & Cons

Fluence Cloud

Advantages

Flexible deployment of GPU and CPU resources
Integration with multiple cloud providers
No vendor lock-in arrangements
Compliant with major security standards

Considerations

Limited information on specific service-level agreements
Potential lack of direct customer support options
No explicit details on hardware configurations

Hot Aisle

Advantages

Self-service MI300X VMs with transparent published rates metered by the minute, no sales call required
Dense XE9680 nodes with 8x400G RoCEv2 for multi-server scaling
Credit card to running compute in under a minute, with public IP and firewall control included
100G internet with unlimited bandwidth plus included IPv4/IPv6 addresses

Considerations

Single public region (Grand Rapids, MI) limits locality options
AMD-only GPU lineup today; MI355X is reservation-only for now
VMs top out at 4 GPUs; 8-GPU configurations are offered only as dedicated bare metal

Compute Services

Fluence Cloud

Hot Aisle

MI300X Virtual Machines

Self-service, pay-as-you-go MI300X VMs in 1, 2, and 4 GPU sizes, billed by the minute with inclusive bandwidth.

MI300X Bare Metal

Dedicated Dell PowerEdge XE9680 nodes with full-node access and root control, billed by the minute.

Pricing Options

Fluence Cloud

Hot Aisle

Pay-as-you-go MI300X VMs

Self-service Small (1x) and Medium (2x/4x) MI300X VMs at a published per-GPU hourly rate, metered by the minute through Stripe with no reservation or cloud minimum.

Pay-as-you-go bare metal

Dedicated 8x MI300X XE9680 nodes at a published per-GPU hourly rate, billed by the minute.

Custom clusters and reservations

Cluster design services for bespoke configurations and locations, plus MI355X reservations, arranged with the team.

Getting Started

Fluence Cloud

Get Started

1
Sign Up
Create an account on the Fluence Cloud platform.
2
Choose your resources
Select the appropriate GPU or CPU instance according to your needs.
3
Configure your environment
Set up your workloads and storage options.
4
Deploy your application
Launch your application within the platform.
5
Monitor usage
Utilize the dashboard to track performance and costs.

Hot Aisle

Get Started

1
Follow the quick start
Create your account and team through the quick start guide and terminal UI.
2
Add billing credits
Purchase team credits via credit card to unlock self-service VM launches.
3
Pick a VM size
Choose a 1x, 2x, or 4x MI300X VM, or deploy an 8x MI300X bare metal node.
4
Launch and configure
Select Ubuntu and start the instance; ROCm and Docker come preinstalled with cloud-init support.
5
Automate with the API
Use the documented REST API or CLI for VM and bare metal lifecycle management, power control, and SSH key management.

Support & Global Availability

Fluence Cloud

Global Regions

US, EU, Asia

Support

Email support and documentation available.

Hot Aisle

Global Regions

Switch Pyramid data center in Grand Rapids, Michigan (Tier 5 facility, renewable energy, high physical security).

Support

White glove support via a direct Slack channel with the engineers who operate the platform, plus hello@hotaisle.ai, API docs, and Dell ProSupport Next Business Day hardware coverage.