Runcrate
vs
Vast.ai
Both bill GPU time per second. Runcrate runs an aggregated fleet at fixed published rates, while Vast.ai is a marketplace of independent hosts who set their own rates.
What's good about each
- Per-second GPU billing with no minimum commitment
- Eight global regions across North America, Europe, and Asia
- Full root access with SSH, Docker, and custom images
- OpenAI-compatible inference API for open-source models
- 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
GPUs
Runcrate offers 14 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Vast.ai.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Runcrate | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Runcrate | 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 | Runcrate | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | -- | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.runcrate.ai | vast.ai |
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Our data for Runcrate was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 15, 2026.