Cerebrium
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Per-second billing, with no charge for idle GPUs
- Cold starts of 2-4 seconds via memory and GPU snapshots
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 certified
- Ten GPU types, from T4 to B200
- Region pinning for data residency, on US and EU capacity
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- Host reliability ratings and GPU performance benchmarks
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cerebrium | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Cerebrium offers 9 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 61. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cerebrium | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 47 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 49% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
B200
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 105 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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H200
4 configs · 37 configs
|
$4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | 15% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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A100
8 configs · 107 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 80% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
L40S
4 configs · 14 configs
|
$1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.67 /GPU/hr On-demand | 66% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
L4
4 configs · 10 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.32 /GPU/hr On-demand | 60% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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T4
4 configs · 6 configs
|
$0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | 75% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
A10
4 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Cerebrium only |
|
RTX 5090
179 configs
|
-- | $0.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Cerebrium bills on-demand; Vast.ai bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 or 48 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Cerebrium | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cerebrium | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, platform only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Cerebrium | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 10 |
| Example customers | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.cerebrium.ai | vast.ai |
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Our data for Cerebrium was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.