Together AI
vs
Vast.ai
What's good about each
- Per-minute billing with transparent pricing
- High-performance GPUs including H100, H200, and GB200
- Support for 200+ open-source AI models
- Both serverless and dedicated cluster options
- 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
GPUs
Together AI offers 6 GPU models, while Vast.ai offers 61. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Together AI | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 47 configs
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
B200
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$4.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on Together AI |
|
H200
4 configs · 37 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | 16% cheaper on Together AI |
|
B300
1 config
|
$4.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Together AI only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Together AI only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Together AI only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
105 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /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 |
Together AI bills on-demand and reserved (1, 3 or 6 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 | Together AI | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Together AI | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, platform only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | -- | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Together AI | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 26 | 10 |
| Example customers | Pika Labs, Nexusflow, Arcee AI | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | together.ai | vast.ai |
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Our data for Together AI was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.