Best GPU Neoclouds 2026: CoreWeave, Nebius, Lambda, Crusoe, and Groq Ranked by Published Pricing and Contracted Power
CoreWeave commands a 10–15% premium. Nebius has the cheapest H100. Here's how the five largest GPU neoclouds stack up on price, power, and path to IPO.
Why it matters
The GPU neocloud market is consolidating around five players with divergent business models (public, private-IPO-bound, inference-pivot). Practitioners choosing infrastructure need current pricing and power availability; enthusiasts tracking the compute buildout see which players are winning the race for capacity and contracts.
The key facts
8 to knowFive largest GPU neoclouds ranked: CoreWeave, Nebius, Lambda, Crusoe, Groq
CoreWeave and Nebius report to SEC; Lambda and Crusoe private, heading to IPO; Groq pivoted to inference cloud after licensing LPU to NVIDIA
Nebius posts lowest H100 rate and only published B300 price
Lambda has cheapest B200
Crusoe only provider with AMD on rate card
CoreWeave 10–15% premium as sole Platinum-rated provider
Comparison includes live rate cards, Q2 2026 financials, active and contracted gigawatts, anchor contracts, SemiAnalysis ClusterMAX tier
Data verified August 21, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: The five largest GPU neoclouds now run on very different models. CoreWeave and Nebius report to the SEC; Lambda and Crusoe are private and heading toward IPOs; Groq rebuilt itself as an inference cloud after licensing its LPU technology to NVIDIA. This comparison checks each provider's live rate…