Daytona
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
- 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 | Daytona | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | -- 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
Daytona offers 7 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 63. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs · 23 configs
|
$3.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
B200
10 configs · 2 configs
|
$6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | 10% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs · 89 configs
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 67% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
H200
10 configs · 14 configs
|
$4.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs · 178 configs
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 69% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs · 150 configs
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.27 /GPU/hr On-demand | 73% cheaper on Vast.ai |
MI355X
10 configs
|
$3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B300
9 configs
|
-- | $5.70 /GPU/hr Reserved (48 mo) | Vast.ai only |
|
A100
43 configs
|
-- | $0.37 /GPU/hr On-demand | Vast.ai only |
|
L40S
14 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Daytona bills on-demand and spot; 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 | Daytona | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Daytona | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, platform only |
| 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 | Daytona | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 10 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.daytona.io | vast.ai |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Sept. 18, 2026.