Core42 vs CoreWeave Cloud

In short

• Both: API, Runs models for you
• Only Core42 states: Choice of models, Self-hosted, Search over your data
• Only CoreWeave Cloud states: Builds agents and workflows, Traces and evaluates

Core42

Core42 provides sovereign AI cloud infrastructure, model APIs, GPU compute, and services for enterprises, governments, and researchers.

Plans

K2 Horizon 375B

• $0.15 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $0.50 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5.6 Sol

• $5.50 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $33.00 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5.6 Luna

• $1.10 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $6.60 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5.6 Terra

• $2.75 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $16.50 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5.4

• $3.00 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $18.15 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5.2

• $1.75 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $14.00 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5.1

• $1.25 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $10.00 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5

• $1.25 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $10.00 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-5 mini

• $0.275 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $2.20 (output, per 1M tokens)

GPT-4.1

• $2.00 (input, per 1M tokens)
• $8.00 (output, per 1M tokens)
• $30.3 (training, per 1M tokens)

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Choice of models — “unified access to frontier and open-weight models across multiple silicon types” source
• Self-hosted — “The cloud enables flexible, secure AI deployment on premises and in the field, while cybersecurity ensures The Intelligence Grid remains guarded against threats.” source
• API — “Use Compass APIs” source
• Runs models for you — “A full-stack platform delivering accelerator choice, global scale, and peak performance across inference and training workloads.” source
• Search over your data — “File Search Tool Call” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-07 K2 Horizon 375B (5.5.2)

  Onboarded in the UAE region for advanced coding, complex problem-solving, and long-context agentic applications.

• 2026-08-27 Pay-as-you-go Commercial Updates (5.5)

  Enhanced the Pay-as-you-go commercial experience to support subscription and monthly spend management for Azure Marketplace customers.

• 2026-08-27 Cost by API Key in Usage Report (5.5)

  Usage Report now provides cost breakdowns by API key to track spending, allocate costs, and monitor usage.

CoreWeave Cloud

CoreWeave Cloud provides GPU and CPU compute, storage, networking, and tools for training, deploying, and operating AI workloads.

Plans

NVIDIA GB300 NVL72

Price on request

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA GB200 NVL72

• $42.00 / Hour (North America On-Demand)
• $10.50 / Hour (North America Inference Single CPU Price)
• $42.00 / Hour (Europe On-Demand)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA HGX B300

• $35.84 / Hour (North America Spot)
• $36.70 / Hour (Europe Spot)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA HGX B200

• $68.80 / Hour (North America On-Demand)
• $34.11 / Hour (North America Spot)
• $8.60 / Hour (North America Inference Single CPU Price)
• $68.80 / Hour (Europe On-Demand)
• $34.87 / Hour (Europe Spot)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition (High Memory)

• $20.00 / Hour (North America On-Demand)
• $11.09 / Hour (North America Spot)
• $2.50 / Hour (North America Inference Single CPU Price)
• $20.00 / Hour (Europe On-Demand)
• $11.01 / Hour (Europe Spot)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition (Standard Memor

• $9.56 / Hour (North America Spot)
• $9.56 / Hour (Europe Spot)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA GH200

• $6.50 / Hour (North America On-Demand)
• $6.50 / Hour (North America Inference Single CPU Price)
• $6.50 / Hour (Europe On-Demand)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA HGX H100

• $49.24 / Hour (North America On-Demand)
• $19.71 / Hour (North America Spot)
• $6.16 / Hour (North America Inference Single CPU Price)
• $49.24 / Hour (Europe On-Demand)
• $19.51 / Hour (Europe Spot)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA L40

• $10.00 / Hour (North America On-Demand)
• $6.27 / Hour (North America Spot)
• $1.25 / Hour (North America Inference Single CPU Price)
• $10.00 / Hour (Europe On-Demand)

• On-demand GPU instances

NVIDIA HGX H200

• $50.44 / Hour (North America On-Demand)
• $20.93 / Hour (North America Spot)
• $6.31 / Hour (North America Inference Single CPU Price)
• $50.44 / Hour (Europe On-Demand)
• $20.64 / Hour (Europe Spot)

• On-demand GPU instances

Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• API — “This is only possible because of CoreWeave’s Kubernetes API and range of high-performance compute and storage options.” source
• Runs models for you — “Run low-latency AI inference with high-performance compute” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “CoreWeave helps teams build, evaluate, deploy, and monitor models and agents—speeding time to production with experiment tracking, governance and guardrails, and workflow integrations.” source
• Traces and evaluates — “From bare metal to token, CoreWeave provides the constant observability essential to fast progress—plus built-in agent development and AIOps tools that evaluate, monitor, and iterate agentic AI systems during development and production.” source

Security

• GDPR — “Yes. CoreWeave’s privacy and security program is designed to support customer compliance with applicable data protection regulations, including GDPR and CCPA, where relevant.” source
• Data kept in the EU — “CoreWeave operates data centers across multiple geographic regions, including the United States and Europe, to support customer requirements for performance, availability, and data residency.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-09-24 New Observability

  Mission Control Agent is now available in public preview; Mission Control MCP is now generally available.

• 2026-09-23 Update Platform

  GB200 NVL72-powered instances, GB300 NVL72 Quantum-X InfiniBand, and GB300 NVL72 Spectrum-X RoCE: New default 595 → 580.

• 2026-09-16 Update CKS

  CKS supports v1.37; new clusters use v1.37; v1.34 deprecated; Events retained 30 minutes; Cilium LB IPAM allocates IP addresses.