OpenRelay
vs
Vast.ai
Both rent GPUs from third-party hosts. OpenRelay runs managed Kubernetes, while Vast.ai takes bids on interruptible rentals.
What's good about each
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
- 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
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OpenRelay | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- 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
OpenRelay offers 15 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Vast.ai.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | OpenRelay | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | OpenRelay | 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 | OpenRelay | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 3 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | openrelay.inc | vast.ai |
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Our data for OpenRelay was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 15, 2026.