Cirrascale
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Multiple GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, Qualcomm, SambaNova)
- Reservation pricing with 1 to 12-month terms
- High-speed networking (up to 3200Gb per server)
- Offers object storage and managed inference
- 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 | Cirrascale | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB (NVMe storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB, zero bandwidth fees | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- 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
Cirrascale offers 11 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 65. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cirrascale | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 50 configs
|
$4.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $2.56 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 41% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
B200
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$4.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $5.94 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 100 configs
|
$1.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.05 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 40% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
H200
4 configs · 36 configs
|
$4.60 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $4.54 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Within 5% |
|
A100
12 configs · 103 configs
|
$2.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.40 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 86% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX A6000
4 configs · 25 configs
|
$1.14 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 72% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
A4000
4 configs · 49 configs
|
$0.35 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.07 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 80% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
A5000
4 configs · 10 configs
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $0.78 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | 34% cheaper on Cirrascale |
MI300X
4 configs
|
$3.12 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
-- | $5.20 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Cirrascale bills reserved (1, 3, 6 or 12 months); 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 | Cirrascale | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cirrascale | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II, platform only |
| HIPAA | -- | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | -- | 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 | Cirrascale | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 12 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.cirrascale.com | vast.ai |
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Our data for Cirrascale was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.