
Crusoe Cloud
6.7/10Crusoe Cloud is a GPU-focused AI cloud that offers NVIDIA and AMD GPU instances, managed Kubernetes, storage and managed inference to AI teams and enterprises.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Crusoe Cloud is the AI infrastructure platform from Crusoe, a company founded in 2018 by Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness. It rents NVIDIA GPUs, including the H100, H200, B200 and B300, and AMD MI300X and MI355X accelerators. Multi-node clusters use InfiniBand networking and can be orchestrated with managed Kubernetes (CMK) or Slurm. It also offers general-purpose and storage-optimized CPU VMs, persistent and shared disks, object storage, a container registry, and managed AI services: serverless inference, self-serve dedicated endpoints and serverless fine-tuning. Crusoe says its platform runs on clean energy. It suits AI labs, startups training or serving models, and enterprises that want GPU capacity outside the hyperscalers. Pricing is usage-based. GPUs and CPUs are billed by the hour, storage per GiB-month, Kubernetes per cluster-hour and inference per million tokens, while reserved capacity is quoted by sales. The pricing page shows several self-serve GPU rates rising from December 1, 2026. Developers can work through a CLI, a Terraform provider, a REST API and an MCP server. SemiAnalysis gave Crusoe a Gold rating in its ClusterMAX system and praised the console and support. The main limitation is breadth. Crusoe has fewer managed services and a narrower geographic footprint than the hyperscalers, few independent user reviews, and service terms that reportedly exclude HIPAA workloads.
Our Rating
Hosting & Infrastructure6.8/10
AI Software6.6/10
Who Crusoe Cloud is best for
Good fit
Developers get a CLI, Terraform provider, API and MCP server.
Large GPU clusters, reserved capacity and SemiAnalysis-praised enterprise support suit large AI buyers.
AI startups can pay by the hour for GPUs and use the self-serve console.
Less suited
Crusoe is built for GPU-heavy AI work, not general business hosting.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- SemiAnalysis gave it a ClusterMAX Gold rating and praised how easy the console is to use, along with its fault management.
- Reviewers describe hands-on, white-glove engineering support.
- It covers NVIDIA H100 through B300 and AMD MI355X GPUs, with InfiniBand clusters.
- CPU, storage and Kubernetes rates are published openly, for example $0.10 per Kubernetes cluster-hour.
- Developers get a CLI, a Terraform provider, an API and an MCP server for automation.
Cons
- There are few independent user reviews on G2, Capterra or Gartner.
- It has fewer managed services and a narrower geographic footprint than the hyperscalers.
- Self-serve GPU rates on the pricing page are set to rise from December 1, 2026.
- Service terms reportedly exclude HIPAA-regulated workloads.
Key Features
Crusoe Cloud Pricing
On-demand (pay as you go)
- CPU from $0.04 per vCPU-hour
- Hourly GPU and CPU instances
- Storage billed per GiB per month
- Managed Kubernetes at $0.10 per cluster-hour
Reserved / Tailored
- Guaranteed capacity at discounted rates through sales
- Provisioned inference throughput with commitment discounts
Frequently Asked Questions
On demand. Compute is billed per GPU-hour or vCPU-hour, storage per GiB-month and Kubernetes per cluster-hour, while reserved capacity is quoted by sales.
Yes. Crusoe Managed Kubernetes costs $0.10 per cluster-hour, and Slurm is also available for multi-node clusters.
Yes. Crusoe provides a CLI, a Terraform provider, REST APIs and an MCP server.
RFP.wiki reports SOC 2 Type II and a public Trust Center, and says HIPAA workloads are excluded under the service terms.
RFP.wiki reports a published 99.5% SLA with a financial guarantee.
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