Crusoe
Energy-efficient AI cloud infrastructure powered by stranded energy. Sustainable GPU computing for training and inference with competitive pricing.
$3B+
Valuation
80%
Lower Emissions
2018
Founded
Overview
Crusoe is a sustainable AI cloud infrastructure provider that powers data centers using stranded or wasted energy sources like flared natural gas. Founded in 2018, Crusoe offers competitive GPU computing with NVIDIA H100 and A100 GPUs while reducing carbon emissions by up to 80%. The company focuses on energy efficiency and sustainability without compromising performance, making it ideal for organizations prioritizing environmental impact alongside computational power.
The Verdict
Who Should Use Crusoe?
Best For
- Organizations with sustainability and ESG goals requiring carbon-neutral AI infrastructure
- Large-scale AI training and inference workloads seeking competitive pricing
- Companies willing to trade geographic flexibility for environmental impact
Not Ideal For
- Projects requiring specific geographic data center locations
- Small-scale or hobby projects with minimal compute needs
What's Great
- Up to 80% lower carbon emissions compared to traditional cloud providers
- Competitive pricing on H100 and A100 GPUs
- Strong focus on sustainability without performance trade-offs
- 24/7 expert support team
- Growing network of energy-efficient data centers
Watch Out For
- Limited geographic availability compared to major cloud providers
- Newer platform with smaller ecosystem and community
- Data center locations tied to energy source availability
Pricing
A40
$0.65/hr
Production inference workloads
A100 80GB
$1.89/hr
Large-scale training and inference
H100 80GB
$3.09/hr
Frontier AI model training
Enterprise
Custom
Reserved capacity and volume discounts
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Key Features
- NVIDIA H100 and A100 GPUs
- Energy-efficient data centers
- 80% lower carbon emissions
- On-demand and reserved pricing
- High-performance networking
- 24/7 enterprise support
Platforms
- Linux-based VMs
- PyTorch, TensorFlow
- Docker containers
- REST API access
How It Compares
| Feature | Crusoe | CoreWeave | AWS EC2 P5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| H100 Pricing | $3.09/hr | $4.76/hr | $98.32/hr |
| Sustainability Focus | Yes (80% lower emissions) | Standard | Standard |
| Enterprise SLA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Geographic Availability | Limited | Growing | Global |
| Best For | Sustainable AI at scale | K8s-native workloads | AWS ecosystem users |
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