CoreWeave vs Spheron
Spheron is cheaper on 6 of the 7 GPUs both providers list with on-demand pricing, verified 2026-08-23. CoreWeave still wins on one, its best case being the B200 at $8.60 vs $9.36. Platform facts come from each provider's own documentation.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-08-23)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | CoreWeave | Spheron | Price diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | not offered | $0.53 | – |
| RTX 5090 | not offered | $0.86 | – |
| L40S | $2.25 | $0.96 | -$1.29 (-57.3%) Spheron |
| L40 | $1.25 | not offered | – |
| A100 | $2.70 | $1.43 | -$1.27 (-47.0%) Spheron |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $2.50 | $2.31 | -$0.19 (-7.6%) Spheron |
| H100 | $6.16 | $2.98 | -$3.18 (-51.6%) Spheron |
| GH200 | $6.50 | $3.02 | -$3.48 (-53.5%) Spheron |
| H200 | $6.30 | $4.22 | -$2.08 (-33.1%) Spheron |
| B200 | $8.60 | $9.36 | -$0.76 (-8.1%) CoreWeave |
Cheapest verified on-demand rate per side from today's snapshot; highlighted = cheaper. Price diff is the absolute and percent saving on the cheaper side (named), relative to the higher price; – means one side does not offer that GPU on-demand. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
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Platform facts
| CoreWeave | Spheron | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing increment | not published | not published |
| Egress | free | not published |
| Storage /GB-mo | $0.070/GB/month distributed file storage; $0.06/GB/month hot object storage | not published |
| Spot offered | not published | yes |
| Reserved offered | sales only | no |
| Notebook support | templates | templates |
From each provider's documentation, verified 2026-07-07; sources on the fees matrix and enterprise matrix.
FAQ
Spheron is cheaper on 6 of the 7 GPUs both providers offer, verified 2026-08-23. The other is cheaper on the rest, so the right pick depends on the specific GPU you need.
The GH200: $3.02 per GPU-hour on Spheron vs $6.50 on CoreWeave, a difference of $3.48 per hour, verified 2026-08-23.
CoreWeave lists 1 GPU with on-demand pricing that Spheron does not: L40. Spheron lists 2 that CoreWeave does not: RTX 4090, RTX 5090.
Prices render from the live dataset each build. More: the screener · price movers · methodology.