Crusoe started with a particular idea: use natural gas that would otherwise be burned off at oil wells to power computers. That energy-first approach became a business in cloud computing and then in AI infrastructure, as demand for GPUs rose. Today it builds and operates data centers designed for high-density AI workloads.
Its cloud offers GPU instances, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, and managed inference services for running models, aimed at AI labs and companies that need large amounts of compute. The company emphasizes cleaner energy sources and large campuses for training clusters, working with chip makers and partners to deploy the latest hardware.
Crusoe sells to enterprises and AI developers through contracts, plus on-demand options for smaller users. The AI infrastructure market is capital intensive and competitive, and power supply is a major constraint. Competitors include CoreWeave, Lambda, Nebius, the big clouds, and marketplaces like Vast.ai. Crusoe suits teams that need dedicated GPU capacity.