What is the difference between Hinode and Spheron?

Hinode and Spheron 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: Hinode or Spheron?

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 Hinode and Spheron?

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 13 different GPU models across both Hinode and Spheron, with 0 models available from both providers.

Hinode vs Spheron

Compare GPU pricing between Hinode and Spheron. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Hinode

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Hinode GPUs

Spheron GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $2.52/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 13Both available: 2Hinode: 3Spheron: 12

Showing 13 of 13 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:58:01 PM

GPU Model ↑	Hinode Price	Spheron Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.19/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.19/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$5.66/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $5.66/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.02/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.02/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$2.20/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $2.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.32/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.32/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$11.52/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $11.52/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
L4 24GB VRAM • Hinode	$1.40/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hinode
L4 24GB VRAM • Hinode $1.40/hour Updated: 11/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hinode
L40S 48GB VRAM • HinodeSpheron	$2.64/hr	$0.96/hr★ Best	↑+$1.68(+175.0%)	Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hinode $2.64/hour Updated: 11/4/2026 Spheron $0.96/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.68(+175.0%) Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.59/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.59/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.72/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.72/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.56/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.56/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.78/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.78/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • HinodeSpheron	$4.74/hr	$1.39/hr★ Best	↑+$3.35(+241.0%)	Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Hinode $4.74/hour Updated: 11/4/2026 Spheron $1.39/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$3.35(+241.0%) Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.19/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.19/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$5.66/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $5.66/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.02/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.02/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$2.20/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $2.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.32/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.32/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$11.52/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $11.52/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
L4 24GB VRAM • Hinode	$1.40/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hinode
L4 24GB VRAM • Hinode $1.40/hour Updated: 11/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hinode
L40S 48GB VRAM • HinodeSpheron	$2.64/hr	$0.96/hr★ Best	↑+$1.68(+175.0%)	Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Hinode $2.64/hour Updated: 11/4/2026 Spheron $0.96/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.68(+175.0%) Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$3.59/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $3.59/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.72/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.72/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$1.56/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $1.56/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Spheron	Not Available	$0.78/hr★ Best	—	Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Spheron $0.78/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • HinodeSpheron	$4.74/hr	$1.39/hr★ Best	↑+$3.35(+241.0%)	Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Hinode $4.74/hour Updated: 11/4/2026 Spheron $1.39/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$3.35(+241.0%) Hinode Spheron GPU pricing feed

Features Comparison

Hinode

Persistent state + auto-pause
Workstation hibernates after 15 minutes of inactivity and wakes with everything intact.
Boost
One click allows the user to swap in a bigger GPU for a single training run.
Hybrid billing
Offers both monthly subscription and hourly pay-as-you-go options.
H.265 60fps streaming
Supports streaming in 1080p60 for all tiers.
Browser or native app
Accessible via web browser or native applications for Mac and Windows.

Spheron

Multi-provider marketplace
Access GPU capacity from multiple cloud providers and certified data centers from one account, without separate signups per provider
Per-minute billing
Instances are billed by the minute rather than rounded up to the hour, past a 20-minute minimum runtime (60 minutes for a 2x AMD MI300X)
Fast provisioning
NVIDIA instances are typically ready in under two minutes with no approval workflow or provisioning queue
Unified billing and cost tracking
Compute spend across every connected provider is tracked in a single dashboard
Full root access instances
Each VM or bare metal instance includes NVMe SSD storage, network bandwidth and full root access, with a dedicated IP on NVIDIA instances
Supplier matchmaking
Spheron sources large clusters, specific hardware and InfiniBand configurations from its partner data center network, with a typical quote turnaround of 24-48 hours

Pros & Cons

Hinode

Advantages

Dedicated GPU access for individual users
Environment persists between sessions
Auto-pause functionality to save costs

Considerations

Limited regional availability
Dependent on browser compatibility for certain features

Spheron

Advantages

One account and dashboard spans several GPU clouds, avoiding per-provider lock-in
Per-minute billing past a short minimum runtime, with no contract or long-term commitment
Wide NVIDIA range from RTX 4090 through B300 plus the AMD MI300X, with GB200, GB300 and R100 available to reserve
Spot instances run the same hardware at up to 50% off dedicated rates

Considerations

Capacity is supplied by third-party data centers, so hardware, regions and operational experience vary by partner
Spot instances are interruptible and can be reclaimed when demand returns
Large clusters, custom configurations and reserved capacity go through sales rather than self-service

Compute Services

Hinode

Spheron

Pricing Options

Hinode

Spheron

On-Demand Dedicated Instances

Non-interruptible instances covered by an uptime SLA and billed per minute, with no contract or long-term commitment

Spot Instances

Idle capacity on the same hardware at up to 50% off dedicated rates, interruptible when the provider reclaims it

Reserved Commitments

Commit to a duration for locked capacity, volume pricing and dedicated support

Custom Clusters

Quoted deployments from 8 to 512+ GPUs with specific hardware and InfiniBand configurations sourced from partner data centers

Getting Started

Hinode

Get Started

1
Sign up
Create an account in seconds, without a trial.
2
Launch your workstation
Boots to an Ubuntu desktop ready for use.
3
Connect anywhere
Access the desktop through a browser or native app.
4
Boost when needed
Upgrade to a higher tier GPU for demanding tasks.

Spheron

Get Started

1
Pick your GPU
Browse available GPU models with live pricing and filter by VRAM, architecture or price
2
Configure and launch
Choose a region, storage and OS image, then deploy; instances are provisioned in around two minutes
3
Build, train, iterate
SSH in and start working, switch to another GPU model at any time, or spin down to stop per-minute billing
4
Request a quote for larger needs
Submit requirements for reserved capacity or custom clusters and Spheron sources, negotiates and sets up the deployment

Support & Global Availability

Hinode

Global Regions

US, EU

Support

Email and chat support available.

Spheron

Global Regions

Capacity sourced from vetted Tier 3/4 partner data centers spanning multiple continents; region is selected at deploy time

Support

Documentation, API reference and changelog at docs.spheron.ai, plus sales contact and call scheduling for reserved capacity and custom cluster quotes