GPU clouds that accept crypto: 29 providers checked

GPU clouds that accept crypto

Every row below comes from the provider’s own website: billing documentation, payment FAQ or pricing page, linked in the last column. “Billing” is how GPU time is charged, not how you top up.

Two groups stand out. Dedicated hosts such as HOSTKEY, Primcast and CryptGPU rent whole servers by the month or the hour. Marketplaces and decentralised networks such as Vast.ai, Clore.ai, Akash and io.net sell capacity from many independent hosts, often by the second, and some price it in their own tokens.

How GPU clouds take crypto

Most providers do not handle wallets themselves. They send you to a payment processor, which quotes the amount in a coin, watches the blockchain and credits your account:

• BitPay: Vast.ai (alongside Crypto.com), HOSTKEY and Vultr.
• CoinGate and BVNK: Cherry Servers.
• CopperX: Spheron and Fluence, stablecoins only.
• Cryptomus: Dataoorts.

The processor decides which coins you can use and may apply its own rules. The coin lists in the table are therefore the processor’s list at the time of checking.

A second group uses its own token. Akash burns AKT into ACT, a USD-pegged compute credit. io.net charges no fee in its IO token but 2% in USDC. Clore.ai adds a 15% fee to payments in coins other than CLORE.

Almost everywhere, the crypto payment becomes prepaid credit that per-second or hourly billing draws down: when the balance runs out, instances stop. Primcast, whose only term is one month, and CryptGPU instead invoice a fixed month: you pay one amount and the server runs for the month, with no meter.

Crypto does not always mean no KYC

Paying in crypto keeps card and bank details out of the transaction. It does not mean every provider skips identity checks. Several state otherwise on their own pages:

• RunPod: its guide to funding an account with crypto says to “set up a crypto.com account and go through any KYC checks they may require”. (RunPod)
• HOSTKEY: “A BitPay ID (identity verification) may be required for cryptocurrency payments.” (HOSTKEY)
• Cherry Servers: under the EU Travel Rule, “Coingate will ask for the name, country of residence, and date of birth”, and payments from self-hosted wallets need proof of ownership. (Cherry Servers)
• Latitude.sh: account verification asks for a card, then either an ID check with Stripe Identity or $100 of credits, which “you can also pay with cryptocurrency”. (Latitude.sh)
• Vast.ai: its billing FAQ describes adding credit once “you enter a credit card and an email address and both are verified”. (Vast.ai)
• Clore.ai: “Basic usage does not require KYC. However, for large withdrawals or compliance-related cases, the platform may request identity verification.” (Clore.ai)
• Cloudzy: “We don’t require KYC for the BTC payment path on standard plans.” That statement is on its Bitcoin VPS page, which does not say whether it covers GPU plans. (Cloudzy)

Many other providers publish nothing on the subject, which means neither yes nor no. CryptGPU runs no KYC at all: no ID documents, no selfie and no identity verification, whatever the coin, the GPU or the amount. See what we ask and never ask.

GPU clouds that do not take crypto

Nine providers state on their own pages which payment methods they accept, and crypto is not among them:

• Lambda: “Lambda only accepts major credit cards.” (Lambda)
• CoreWeave: credit card below $20,000 an invoice, bank transfer above. (CoreWeave)
• Nebius: bank card, or bank transfer for companies. (Nebius)
• Hetzner: “We do not accept cryptocurrencies.” (Hetzner)
• OVHcloud: cards, PayPal and a prepaid account. (OVHcloud)
• Scaleway: Visa, Mastercard, CB, UnionPay, American Express and SEPA. (Scaleway)
• Jarvislabs: “We accept all major credit/debit cards through Stripe.” (Jarvislabs)
• LeaderGPU: cards, PayPal and bank transfer. (LeaderGPU)
• GPU Mart: crypto, USDT and Bitcoin included, is listed as not supported in the billing FAQ its site links to, hosted by Database Mart. (billing FAQ)

For three more we could not confirm either way. TensorDock lists its payment methods only inside the account dashboard. Hyperbolic’s documentation mentions card top-ups, but its page about crypto payments did not load. Genesis Cloud’s website did not respond while we were checking.

Before you pay for GPUs in crypto

• Check the network, not just the coin. USDT exists on several blockchains. Send it only on the network named on the invoice: a payment sent on another network may not be recoverable.
• Send the exact amount before the quote expires. Crypto invoices fix an exchange rate for a limited time. Your wallet’s network fee comes on top, and some exchanges deduct their withdrawal fee from the amount you enter.
• Know what the payment buys. With prepaid credit, instances usually stop when the balance hits zero, and storage may be deleted. With a monthly term, the server runs until the end of the paid month.
• Read the refund rules. A crypto payment cannot be charged back. Vast.ai, for example, does not refund credits bought with crypto.
• Look for a written KYC policy. If none is published, ask before you pay rather than after.
• Keep the transaction ID. It is the only proof of payment if an invoice needs to be matched by hand.

How we checked

On 23 and 24 September 2026 we read the payment, billing and help pages of each provider on its own website, and nothing else: no reviews, no forum posts, no third-party comparisons. A provider appears as accepting crypto only when one of its own pages says so; a provider appears as not accepting crypto only when one of its pages lists its payment methods without it.

We did not create accounts or place orders, so anything behind a login is outside this check. Payment options change often: follow the source link in the table before you pay. If an entry is out of date, tell us through the contact form and we will correct it.

Where CryptGPU fits

CryptGPU rents dedicated GPU servers by the month and takes crypto only: Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT on Tron or Ethereum, Monero or Litecoin, with no KYC. Each GPU is priced about 30% below the median public on-demand price of 40 GPU clouds: $1,779 per GPU per month for an H100, $2,279 for an H200 and $4,019 for a B300. The server is online in under 10 minutes once the payment is confirmed on-chain.

It is not the right choice for a few hours of GPU time, spot capacity, clusters linked by InfiniBand or managed services. For those, the hourly clouds and marketplaces above that accept crypto fit better. To compare prices first, see the GPU cloud price comparison; to pay with a given coin, see crypto payments.