DataCrunch vs Spheron
DataCrunch is cheaper on 3 of the 5 GPUs both providers list with on-demand pricing, verified 2026-08-22. Spheron still wins on 2, its best case being the H100 at $2.64 vs $3.25. Platform facts come from each provider's own documentation.
Price per GPU, side by side (2026-08-22)
| GPU (on-demand $/hr) | DataCrunch | Spheron | Price diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla V100 | $0.17 | not offered | – |
| RTX A6000 | $0.61 | not offered | – |
| RTX 4090 | not offered | $0.77 | – |
| RTX 5090 | not offered | $0.86 | – |
| L40S | $1.37 | $0.96 | -$0.41 (-29.9%) Spheron |
| RTX 6000 Ada | $1.04 | not offered | – |
| A100 | $1.29 | $1.43 | -$0.14 (-9.8%) DataCrunch |
| RTX PRO 6000 | $1.89 | $2.31 | -$0.42 (-18.2%) DataCrunch |
| H100 | $3.25 | $2.64 | -$0.61 (-18.8%) Spheron |
| H200 | $4.00 | $4.79 | -$0.79 (-16.5%) DataCrunch |
| B200 | $6.11 | not offered | – |
| B300 | $7.50 | not offered | – |
| GB300 | $8.62 | not offered | – |
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
| DataCrunch | Spheron | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing increment | not published | not published |
| Egress | not published | not published |
| Storage /GB-mo | not published | 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
DataCrunch is cheaper on 3 of the 5 GPUs both providers offer, verified 2026-08-22. The other is cheaper on the rest, so the right pick depends on the specific GPU you need.
The H200: $4.00 per GPU-hour on DataCrunch vs $4.79 on Spheron, a difference of $0.79 per hour, verified 2026-08-22.
DataCrunch lists 6 GPUs with on-demand pricing that Spheron does not: Tesla V100, RTX A6000, RTX 6000 Ada, B200, B300, GB300. Spheron lists 2 that DataCrunch does not: RTX 4090, RTX 5090.
Prices render from the live dataset each build. More: the screener · price movers · methodology.