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Civo vs Vast.ai

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What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
  • Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
  • Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
  • GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
  • UK-headquartered with data residency options
  • LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows

Vast.ai logo Vast.ai

  • Large pool of over 20,000 GPUs
  • Over 68 GPU types across 40+ data centers
  • Enterprise-grade security with SOC2 certification
  • Pre-built templates including PyTorch, CUDA, and TensorFlow

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Vast.ai?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Civo Civo
$5.43 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Civo Civo
$86.91 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Civo Civo
$10.86 / mo Single node
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Civo Civo
$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Civo Civo
Free and unlimited
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Vast.ai logo Vast.ai Pricing Details

Vast.ai operates as a global marketplace where pricing is billed per second and broken into three components:

  1. Active rental cost for the GPU, charged only when an instance is running.

  2. Storage cost for allocated disk space, which applies as long as the instance exists (even when stopped).

  3. Bandwidth costs for data transfer.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Civo Civo
$0.69/hr
Vast.ai Vast.ai
$0.02/hr

Billing Options

Civo Civo
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (24mo)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)

Available Models

Civo offers 5 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 56.

Civo Civo
H100(30) A100(40) H200(10) L40S(20) B200(5)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
H100(67) A100(110) H200(54) B200(24) RTX Pro 6000(149) V100(36) RTX A6000(8) L4(16) RTX 4090(280) B300(4)
View all 56 GPUs

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Civo and Vast.ai offer:

Service Civo Vast.ai
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Civo Civo
civo.com
Vast.ai Vast.ai
vast.ai
Headquarters
Civo Civo
United Kingdom
Vast.ai Vast.ai
United States of America
Founded
Civo Civo
2015
Vast.ai Vast.ai
2018
Data Center Locations
Civo Civo
5
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Example Customers
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Vast.ai Vast.ai
IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch

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Our data for Civo was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Vast.ai on June 23, 2026.