ClusterMAX 3.0 Raises the Bar: Only 19 Neoclouds Get Medallion Ratings, 15 Land in New Bottom Tier
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-09-26
ClusterMAX 3.0 GPU Cloud Provider Ratings Update
The new evaluation raised the bar, with several companies downgraded:
- Platinum: CoreWeave remains the technical benchmark; Nebius newly joins, credited with stable premium pricing and a strategy of serving an entire class of Neolabs at seller-side prices
- Gold: Google Cloud and Oracle
- Silver: Azure dropped to this tier; Lambda, Firmus, TensorWave held; GMI moved up from Bronze
- Down: Fluidstack marked Unavailable; Crusoe fell to Bronze
Only 19 Neoclouds worldwide earned Medallion ratings, while 15 providers landed in the new Participation Ribbon tier between Bronze and Underperforming, representing the bare minimum to keep service running.
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