Crusoe vs RunPod
As of , Crusoe and RunPod each list the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand. Not compared today: 1 more shared GPU, where one side's quote is not confirmed within 48 hours or is a thin market. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B300: Crusoe $8.96 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Crusoe is $0.03 (0%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Crusoe |  RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 median $8.99 · 23 providers · lowest Deep Infra $5.89 | $8.96 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.03 (0%) | Crusoe |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $4.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 (19%) | Crusoe |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $3.90 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.09 (2%) | Crusoe |
| AMD Instinct MI300X median $2.81 · 8 providers · lowest TensorWave $1.71 from | $3.45 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.39 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.06 (31%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $2.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.21 (10%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.40 · 38 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.41 (27%) | RunPod |
Shared, not compared today
Both providers quoted these GPUs on-demand within the last 7 days, but at least one quote is not confirmed within 48 hours of the newest read (or is a marketplace floor withheld as too thin), and an unconfirmed price never decides which is cheaper. They return to the table above at the next read that confirms them.
- NVIDIA B200: Crusoe: unconfirmed
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Crusoe and RunPod, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B300: Crusoe $8.96 vs RunPod $8.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Crusoe is $0.03 (0%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Crusoe $4.29 vs RunPod $5.29 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Crusoe is $1.00 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Crusoe $3.90 vs RunPod $3.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Crusoe is $0.09 (2%) cheaper.
- AMD Instinct MI300X: Crusoe $3.45 vs RunPod $2.39 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.06 (31%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Crusoe $2.00 vs RunPod $1.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.21 (10%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Crusoe $1.50 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.41 (27%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
Data updated: