Hexabyte
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
- 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 | Hexabyte | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $4.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $11.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $19.91 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $6.78 /mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $1.13 /TB per TB | -- 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
Hexabyte offers 1 GPU model, while Vast.ai offers 61. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hexabyte | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
L4
4 configs · 10 configs
|
$0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.32 /GPU/hr On-demand | 22% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
H100
47 configs
|
-- | $0.67 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $5.94 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
105 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
H200
37 configs
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 5090
179 configs
|
-- | $0.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
A100
107 configs
|
-- | $0.23 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
175 configs
|
-- | $0.19 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
L40S
14 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
99 configs
|
-- | $0.05 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Hexabyte 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 | Hexabyte | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Hexabyte | 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 | Hexabyte | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 10 |
| Example customers | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | hexabyte.se | vast.ai |
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Our data for Hexabyte was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.