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 16. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Together AI | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 32 configs
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
B300
1 config · 6 configs
|
-- On request | $6.94 /GPU/hr Spot | |
|
B200
4 configs · 8 configs
|
$4.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Together AI |
|
H200
4 configs · 20 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on Together AI |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Together AI only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Together AI only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
7 configs
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 5090
18 configs
|
-- | $0.67 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
9 configs
|
-- | $0.27 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
7 configs
|
-- | $0.13 /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 or 12 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 |
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 Sept. 11, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Sept. 11, 2026.