CoreWeave

Overview

CoreWeave is a specialized cloud provider focused on GPU-accelerated workloads, valued at over $7 billion. Originally a crypto mining operation, CoreWeave pivoted to providing GPU cloud infrastructure for AI, VFX, and rendering. The company has become a major player in AI infrastructure, competing with hyperscalers for LLM training and inference.

CoreWeave offers massive GPU clusters with latest hardware (H100, A100) on Kubernetes-native infrastructure. The platform is used by AI companies, VFX studios, and enterprises requiring large-scale GPU compute.

Key Features

**Massive GPU Scale**: Thousands of H100s available

**Kubernetes-Native**: Cloud-native infrastructure

**Latest Hardware**: H100, A100, A40, and more

**InfiniBand Networking**: Ultra-fast interconnects

**Bare Metal**: Direct hardware access

**Global Regions**: Multiple data centers

**Enterprise SLAs**: Production-grade reliability

**Custom Solutions**: Tailored deployments

When to Use CoreWeave

CoreWeave is ideal for:

Large-scale LLM training

Production AI inference at scale

VFX rendering and simulation

Organizations needing thousands of GPUs

Enterprises wanting GPU-specialized cloud

Applications requiring InfiniBand

Pros

Massive GPU availability

Latest hardware (H100s)

Kubernetes-native

Competitive pricing vs. hyperscalers

Fast networking (InfiniBand)

Enterprise-grade infrastructure

$7B+ valuation shows stability

Growing rapidly

Cons

Enterprise-focused (high minimums)

Kubernetes knowledge required

Less diverse than AWS/GCP

Newer platform than hyperscalers

Limited non-GPU services

Primarily GPU workloads

Sales-driven (not self-service)

Geographic coverage limited vs. hyperscalers

Pricing

**H100 SXM**: ~$2-4/hour

**A100 80GB**: ~$2/hour

**Enterprise**: Volume discounts

**Contact Sales**: Custom quotes for scale