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Replicate vs Vast.ai

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What's good about...

Replicate logo Replicate

  • Run AI/ML models without having to manage the infrastructure
  • Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
  • Train and deploy custom models using Cog

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  • 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

Replicate logo Replicate Pricing

Replicate uses a metered billing model. You only pay as long as your code is running, billed by the second based on the hardware selected.

Vast.ai logo Vast.ai Pricing

Hosts set their own rates. Compute is billed per second from prepaid credits. Storage charges continue while an instance is stopped, and bandwidth fees vary by host.

  • On-demand: Fixed rates for the offer's maximum duration.
  • Interruptible: Bid for capacity. Instances pause if you're outbid or an on-demand renter takes the machine.
  • Reserved: Prepay for a fixed term, with larger discounts for longer commitments.

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Replicate Replicate
Vast.ai Vast.ai
H100 $5.49 $1.73 H200 $5.49 $3.59 A100 $5.04 $0.37 T4 $0.81 $0.15

Billing Options

Replicate Replicate
On-Demand
Vast.ai Vast.ai
On-DemandSpotReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (48mo)

Available Models

Replicate offers 5 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 58.

Replicate Replicate
H100(4) H200(4) A100(4) L40S(4) T4(1)
Vast.ai Vast.ai
H100(43) RTX PRO 6000(67) H200(35) A100(54) L40S(1) B200(8) B300(4) V100(14) RTX 5090(139) RTX A6000(5)
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Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Replicate and Vast.ai offer:

Service Replicate Vast.ai
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers

Company details

Website
Replicate Replicate
replicate.com
Vast.ai Vast.ai
vast.ai
Headquarters
Replicate Replicate
United States of America US flag
Vast.ai Vast.ai
United States of America US flag
Founded
Replicate Replicate
2019
Vast.ai Vast.ai
2018
Data Center Locations
Replicate Replicate
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Vast.ai Vast.ai
10
Example Customers
Replicate Replicate
BuzzFeed, Labelbox, PhotoAI, Character.ai, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro
Vast.ai Vast.ai
IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Replicate was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Sept. 11, 2026.