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Crusoe Cloud vs SF Compute: Pricing, Specs, Strengths & Weaknesses

Side-by-side comparison of GPU compute pricing, regions, billing models, and strengths for Crusoe Cloud and SF Compute. Rates sourced from public APIs — verify current availability and billing terms before purchasing.

Overview

Provider type
Specialist
Specialist
Founded
2018
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Billing model
On-demand, Reserved, Serverless (Intelligence Foundry)
On-demand, Contract
Min commitment
None (on-demand)
None (on-demand); contract options available
Support tier
Standard → Enterprise (24/7)
Standard
Regions
4 regions
1 regions

Strengths & Best For

Crusoe Cloud

Crusoe raised a $3.9B Series F in September 2026 and is building vertically-integrated AI infrastructure at gigawatt scale. GPU catalog: NVIDIA GB200 NVL72, HGX B200, H200, H100, and AMD MI300X/MI355X. Crusoe Intelligence Foundry provides managed inference (benchmark results published at crusoe.ai), Serverless Fine-Tuning (GA), and a model hub with GLM 5.3, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Kimi K2.6, GPT-OSS 120B, Qwen 3.8 27B, Nemotron 3. Contracted AI infrastructure capacity approaching 5 GW. Partnerships: Perplexity (multi-year, full model lifecycle), Microsoft (900 MW Abilene campus), Aalo Atomics (nuclear-powered AI factory). Energy sources: wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, natural gas with carbon capture.

Strengths
  • $3.9B Series F — well-funded AI infrastructure company
  • GB200 NVL72, B200, H200, H100, AMD MI355X in catalog
  • Crusoe Intelligence Foundry: managed inference with published benchmarks at crusoe.ai
  • Serverless Fine-Tuning GA — no cluster provisioning
  • Approaching 5 GW contracted AI infrastructure capacity
  • Energy-first: wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, natural gas + carbon capture
Weaknesses
  • Primarily US-based — limited international regions
  • Sales-led for large clusters
  • Smaller ecosystem vs hyperscalers
Best For
Frontier model training at gigawatt scaleManaged inference and fine-tuning via Intelligence FoundryESG-conscious enterprises needing carbon-aligned computeTeams wanting vertically-integrated AI factory infrastructure
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SF Compute

SF Compute offers H100 SXM5 80GB GPU clusters with both short-term on-demand and longer-term contract pricing. The platform targets AI training and research teams that need reliable H100 access at competitive rates. October 2026 on-demand rate: $5.04/GPU-hr. SF Compute provides VMs, bare metal, and managed Slurm cluster options, making it flexible for different workflow types. A practical choice for teams that want H100 compute without the overhead of hyperscaler pricing.

Strengths
  • H100 SXM5 80GB at competitive on-demand rates
  • Bare metal and managed Slurm options
  • Short and long-term contract flexibility
  • US West region — low latency for West Coast teams
Weaknesses
  • Limited GPU catalog — primarily H100
  • Smaller provider — less geographic diversity
  • Less mature ecosystem vs established GPU clouds
Best For
AI training teams needing H100 clustersResearch teams wanting Slurm-managed GPU computeTeams comparing H100 on-demand rates across providers
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Region Coverage

Crusoe Cloud — 4 regions
US-WestUS-CentralUS-EastEU-North (Norway)

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Key differences

Crusoe Cloud

$3.9B Series F — GB200 NVL72, B200, H200, H100, AMD MI355X with energy-first AI factories

SF Compute

H100 cluster compute — contract and on-demand GPU access from $5.04/hr

AttributeCrusoe CloudSF Compute
Provider typespecialistspecialist
Billing modelOn-demand, Reserved, Serverless (Intelligence Foundry)On-demand, Contract
Min commitmentNone (on-demand)None (on-demand); contract options available
Regions4 (US-West, US-Central, US-East, +1)1 (US)
Support tierStandard → Enterprise (24/7)Standard
Best forFrontier model training at gigawatt scale, Managed inference and fine-tuning via Intelligence FoundryAI training teams needing H100 clusters, Research teams wanting Slurm-managed GPU compute
Founded / HQ2018 · San Francisco, CA2023 · San Francisco, CA