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Vast.ai vs Zenlayer

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What's good about...

Vast.ai logo Vast.ai

  • Large pool of over 20,000 GPUs
  • Over 68 GPU types across 40+ data centers
  • Enterprise-grade security with SOC2 certification
  • Pre-built templates including PyTorch, CUDA, and TensorFlow

Zenlayer logo Zenlayer

  • 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
  • Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
  • Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
  • Competitive GPU pricing

Price comparison

How do Vast.ai's prices compare against Zenlayer?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$53.60 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$105.60 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$8.00 / mo 100 GB volume

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$32.70 / mo 1 TB estimated usage

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.50 Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month

Vast.ai logo Vast.ai Pricing Details

Vast.ai operates as a global marketplace where pricing is billed per second and broken into three components:

  1. Active rental cost for the GPU, charged only when an instance is running.

  2. Storage cost for allocated disk space, which applies as long as the instance exists (even when stopped).

  3. Bandwidth costs for data transfer.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Vast.ai Vast.ai
$0.02/hr
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$0.62/hr

Billing Options

Vast.ai Vast.ai
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
On-Demand

Available Models

Vast.ai offers 55 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1.

Vast.ai Vast.ai
H100(60) A100(102) H200(57) RTX Pro 6000(137) B200(18) V100(33) RTX A6000(21) L4(18) RTX 4090(287) B300(4)
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
RTX 4090(2)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

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

Service Vast.ai Zenlayer
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Vast.ai Vast.ai
vast.ai
Zenlayer Zenlayer
cloud.zenlayer.com
Headquarters
Vast.ai Vast.ai
United States of America
Zenlayer Zenlayer
United States of America
Founded
Vast.ai Vast.ai
2018
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Data Center Locations
Vast.ai Vast.ai
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Example Customers
Vast.ai Vast.ai
IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Our data for Vast.ai was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Feb. 14, 2026.