GPU.ai
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Per-second billing with no minimum commitment
- Aggregates capacity across 14+ upstream providers on three continents
- Public pricing API exposing live per-region availability counts
- No egress or networking fees
- 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
GPUs
GPU.ai offers 24 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 65. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | GPU.ai | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs · 37 configs
|
$1.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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B300
2 configs · 10 configs
|
$7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | $9.94 /GPU/hr On-demand | 21% cheaper on GPU.ai |
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B200
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$7.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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RTX PRO 6000
4 configs · 82 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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H200
7 configs · 30 configs
|
$2.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX 5090
5 configs · 190 configs
|
$0.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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A100
8 configs · 94 configs
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$0.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | 26% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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RTX 4090
4 configs · 160 configs
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.32 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
L40S
4 configs · 30 configs
|
$0.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
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RTX 3090
3 configs · 83 configs
|
$0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Vast.ai |
GPU.ai 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 | GPU.ai | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | GPU.ai | 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
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Our data for GPU.ai was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Sept. 30, 2026.