What is the difference between Shadeform and SwissGPU?

Shadeform and SwissGPU 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: Shadeform or SwissGPU?

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 Shadeform and SwissGPU?

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 19 different GPU models across both Shadeform and SwissGPU, with 0 models available from both providers.

Shadeform vs SwissGPU

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

Shadeform

Provider 1

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SwissGPU

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Shadeform GPUs

SwissGPU GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.14/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 19Both available: 2Shadeform: 15SwissGPU: 6

Showing 15 of 19 GPUs

Last updated: 10/10/2026, 3:56:53 PM

GPU Model ↑	Shadeform Price	SwissGPU Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.35/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/9/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.38/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.38/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	$2.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.95/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.88/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.88/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.24/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.24/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.48/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.48/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • ShadeformSwissGPU	$0.65/hr	$0.60/hr★ Best	↑+$0.05(+8.3%)	Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.65/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 SwissGPU $0.60/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.05(+8.3%) Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • ShadeformSwissGPU	$0.97/hr★ Best	$1.20/hr	↓$0.23(19.2%)	Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.97/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU $1.20/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.23(19.2%) Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.15/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.15/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API

A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A10 24GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.29/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.35/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.35/hour Updated: 10/9/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.38/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.38/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	$1.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Shadeform $1.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform	$2.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Shadeform $2.50/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.95/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L4 24GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.95/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.88/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40 40GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.88/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.88/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.24/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.24/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.48/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.48/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • SwissGPU	Not Available	$0.30/hr★ Best	—	SwissGPU
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Not Available SwissGPU $0.30/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • ShadeformSwissGPU	$0.65/hr	$0.60/hr★ Best	↑+$0.05(+8.3%)	Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.65/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 SwissGPU $0.60/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.05(+8.3%) Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • ShadeformSwissGPU	$0.97/hr★ Best	$1.20/hr	↓$0.23(19.2%)	Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.97/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price SwissGPU $1.20/hour Updated: 10/8/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.23(19.2%) Shadeform API SwissGPU
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Shadeform	$0.15/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Shadeform API
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Shadeform $0.15/hour Updated: 10/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Shadeform API

Features Comparison

Shadeform

Multi-cloud GPU marketplace
Deploy high quality GPUs across 30+ top clouds worldwide through one platform
Global scale
Scale across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia
Unified API and billing
Provision GPU instances across top providers with centralized billing and support
Cost optimization
Users save up to 90% on GPU instances vs traditional cloud providers
Launch tooling
Startup scripts, container launches, templates, persistent volumes and SkyPilot integration documented for instance provisioning
Public instance directory
Browse and compare instances and clouds by GPU type, GPU count and compliance, with interconnect and deployment type shown per listing, before creating an account

SwissGPU

Dedicated Resources
Every machine is fully dedicated to you, with direct access to GPU, CPU, memory, and storage. There is no virtualization layer and no shared GPU resources.
Isolated GPU Infrastructure
Run AI workloads on isolated GPU resources with secure SSH access.
Permanent Data Wipe
All data and the OS are permanently wiped after server rental ends.
Ultra-Low Latency
Offers ultra-low latency desktops that mimic local experience.
Fully Swiss Hosted
All servers, data, and operations are based in Switzerland.
Per-Minute Billing
Servers are billed per minute and billing stops when the machine is powered off, with no separate storage or network transfer charges.

Pros & Cons

Shadeform

Advantages

Compare GPU prices across 30+ cloud providers in one place
Single API to deploy on any supported provider
Unified billing across providers
Easy provider switching without vendor lock-in

Considerations

Additional abstraction layer between you and the provider
Feature support may lag behind individual providers
Dependent on underlying provider availability

SwissGPU

Advantages

Dedicated bare-metal GPU and compute resources for each client, with no virtualization layer.
Secure SSH access, with all data and the OS permanently wiped at the end of a rental.
Local-like experience with ultra-low latency remote desktops.
Published hourly rates for every GPU configuration, with per-minute billing and no storage or network fees.

Considerations

Consumer and workstation GPUs only — no datacenter accelerators such as H100 or B200 for large-scale training.
Single location: all capacity is in Switzerland, which adds latency for users outside Europe.
Electricity is metered and billed on top of the hourly rate, so the listed rate is not the full cost.

Compute Services

Shadeform

SwissGPU

Pricing Options

Shadeform

On-demand instances

GPU instances for everything from quick experiments to scaling production workloads

On-demand clusters

Instantly deployable clusters of up to 64 GPUs, no commitment required

Reserved commitments

Reserve capacity at a discounted rate on terms from one week to three years, quoted by request across partner clouds

SwissGPU

Per-minute on-demand billing

Dedicated physical servers billed per minute, with billing stopping when the server is powered off and no additional storage or network charges.

Prepaid credits

Credits are topped up on the platform at any time, with payments processed by Stripe.

Metered electricity

Power consumption is billed separately per kWh on top of the hourly server rate, and a small fee applies when reinstalling the operating system.

Custom configurations and long-term commitments

Negotiated directly with the provider rather than published as self-service rates.

Getting Started

Shadeform

Get Started

1
Create account
Sign up to access the Shadeform platform and marketplace
2
Browse marketplace
Explore available GPU instances across providers and regions
3
Deploy instances
Launch GPU instances using the unified console or API

SwissGPU

Get Started

1
Browse available servers
Review the GPU configurations and their CPU, RAM, and NVMe specifications at https://www.swissgpu.ch/rent.
2
Create an account and add credits
Credits can be added to the account at any time; payments are processed through Stripe.
3
Rent a server
Select a configuration and start the rental; billing runs per minute while the server is powered on.
4
Connect to the machine
Access the server over secure SSH, or attach Visual Studio Code using the documented remote workflow.
5
Power off when finished
Billing stops as soon as the server is powered off, and all data and the OS are wiped when the rental ends.

Support & Global Availability

Shadeform

Global Regions

GPU clusters deployed across 100+ regions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia

Support

Documentation with API reference and tutorial library, unified platform console, email support and call scheduling for reservation quotes; managed Kubernetes for reserved clusters available at additional cost

SwissGPU

Global Regions

Fully hosted in Switzerland; no other regions offered.

Support

Documentation site covering connection workflows and per-framework guides, plus a contact form and email support for technical questions and custom configurations.