Impossible Cloud
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
- 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 | Impossible Cloud | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | No egress fees | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | -- 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
Impossible Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 66. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 17 configs
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $0.67 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
B300
14 configs · 6 configs
|
$4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | $4.88 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
B200
1 config · 8 configs
|
$8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | $7.13 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
H200
1 config · 44 configs
|
$3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $1.32 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
66 configs
|
-- | $0.26 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 5090
181 configs
|
-- | $0.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
A100
91 configs
|
-- | $0.17 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
165 configs
|
-- | $0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
L40S
30 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
79 configs
|
-- | $0.05 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 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 | Impossible Cloud | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Impossible Cloud | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type II, platform only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | -- | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Data centers only | -- |
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 | Impossible Cloud | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | vast.ai |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.