Crusoe

Overview

Crusoe is a clean energy cloud infrastructure provider specializing in GPU compute for AI workloads. The company differentiates itself by using stranded or wasted energy sources (flared natural gas, renewable curtailment) to power data centers, making it the most environmentally sustainable option for large-scale AI training.

Crusoe has raised over $700 million and provides infrastructure for AI companies needing large GPU clusters. The platform is used by organizations that care about reducing the carbon footprint of AI training while getting competitive pricing and performance.

Key Features

**Clean Energy**: 90% lower carbon footprint

**H100 Clusters**: Latest NVIDIA hardware

**Stranded Energy**: Uses otherwise wasted energy

**Kubernetes**: Cloud-native infrastructure

**InfiniBand**: High-performance networking

**Large Scale**: Multi-thousand GPU clusters

**Competitive Pricing**: Lower costs than hyperscalers

**Sustainability**: ESG-focused infrastructure

When to Use Crusoe

Crusoe is ideal for:

Organizations prioritizing sustainability

Large-scale LLM training

Companies with ESG commitments

Enterprises needing GPU clusters

Projects with large carbon footprint concerns

AI workloads at scale

Pros

Lowest carbon footprint in cloud GPU

Uses wasted energy

Competitive pricing

Latest hardware (H100s)

Strong funding ($700M+)

Good for ESG reporting

Growing rapidly

Enterprise-grade

Cons

Enterprise-only (high minimums)

Limited to GPU workloads

Fewer features than hyperscalers

Data center locations limited

Requires large commitments

Sales-driven process

Newer platform

Less proven than established clouds

Pricing

**Contact Sales**: Enterprise custom pricing

**Competitive vs. Hyperscalers**: Typically 20-40% cheaper

**Large Scale**: Volume discounts

**Sustainability Premium**: Actually costs less