Two private-suite contrast brands. Pause stacks recovery add-ons on credit memberships. SweatHouz publishes a flat single session that is easier to try once.
Both offer infrared plus immersion plunge. The split is Pricing model and extras.
Both sell private infrared sauna and cold plunge suites. Pause runs on credit memberships and stacks extra recovery services; SweatHouz publishes a flat single-session price, which makes it easier to try once.
At a glance
| Feature | Pause Studio | SweatHouz |
|---|---|---|
| Locations we track | ||
| Published single session | $159-$479 or $89-$479 | $70 or $90 or $80 |
| How you pay | Credit memberships, $159 to $479/mo at most pins ($89 Base at Long Beach) | Published single session, plus packs and memberships |
| Trying it once | Awkward: the model assumes a membership | Straightforward: book one session at the listed price |
| Credits across locations | Memberships redeem within a region (5 LA studios share; Brickell and Coral Gables share). Packages stay with the purchasing studio | Memberships advertised as working across locations |
| Other services | Float, compression, cryotherapy, LED, IV, Aescape massage | Vitamin C shower in the suite |
| ClassPass on our last check | 3 of 9 listed | 2 of 12 listed |
Figures come from our studio listings and can change. Confirm on the operator site before you book. ClassPass inventory is location-specific.
A few practical factors make one a better fit for most people.
Pause is membership-credit first. SweatHouz publishes a flat single session, plus packs and memberships.
SweatHouz is the clearer one-session try. Pause is awkward without a membership unless ClassPass has inventory.
Pause stacks float, compression, cryotherapy, LED, IV, and Aescape massage. SweatHouz keeps the suite to infrared, plunge, and vitamin C shower.
Pause memberships redeem within a regional set: five LA studios (Brentwood, Venice, South Bay, Studio City, West Hollywood) share, and Brickell and Coral Gables share. Packages and gift cards stay with the purchasing studio. Check ClassPass before buying. SweatHouz memberships are advertised across locations.
Two solid options
Best for contrast plus recovery stack
Choose Pause when you want immersion plunge with infrared and may use float, compression, cryotherapy, or other recovery services on a credit membership.
Best for a clear single-session try
Choose SweatHouz when you want a published single session in a locked private suite with infrared, plunge, and vitamin C shower.
Quick answers
Both sell private infrared and cold plunge suites. Book SweatHouz if you want a published single session to try once. Book Pause if you want credit memberships and extra recovery services.
SweatHouz publishes a flat single session. Pause assumes a membership, so ClassPass is the more reliable trial channel in our data when inventory exists.
Partly. On our October 9, 2026 check, Pause location pages said memberships bought at Brentwood, Venice, South Bay, Studio City, or West Hollywood also redeem at the other four, and Brickell and Coral Gables memberships redeem at each other. The Long Beach page lists no sibling studios. Pause FAQ says packages and gift cards stay with the studio where you bought them. Confirm on the location page you buy from.
Coverage is location-specific. The table lists how many pins showed ClassPass on our last check. Confirm in the app before you book.
SweatHouz sells monthly plans from Launch (2 sessions a month) up to Unlimited, plus session packs, and markets its memberships as valid at SWTHZ locations nationwide. On our October 9, 2026 check, tiers ran Launch $79 to $99 up to Unlimited $249 to $349/mo depending on city. To try it once, SweatHouz publishes a $35 intro in Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago, and Miami ($45 in Denver), with singles of $70 to $90 ($80 in Los Angeles). Pause sells credit memberships that redeem within a regional set of studios (not nationwide), with tier prices on each Pause location page.
The two brands overlap in Los Angeles and Miami. In Los Angeles we track Pause in Venice, Brentwood, West Hollywood, Studio City, South Bay (El Segundo), and Long Beach, and SweatHouz in Santa Monica, Venice, Pasadena, and Long Beach. In Miami, Pause is in Brickell and Coral Gables and SweatHouz is in Aventura. SweatHouz also runs studios we track in Austin, Chicago, and Denver. Open your city hub for everything nearby.
Every location we track, in the cities both brands share
Pause Studio (1 location)
Pause Studio (6 locations)
More head-to-heads
Both brands appear in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami. Compare options in your area.
