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The Vast.ai alternative priced by the whole market●

Vast.ai is a peer-to-peer GPU marketplace where independent hosts list machines and renters bid on interruptible or on-demand capacity. GPU.ai takes the other approach: one account that prices 12+ clouds on every launch and passes the raw rate through at zero markup.

at a glance

Vast.ai vs GPU.ai●

A fair read of both sides: their genuine strengths, the trade-offs, and what an aggregated market does differently.

Vast.ai

Strengths

  • +Frequently the lowest raw prices on consumer GPUs anywhere
  • +Huge variety of configurations from thousands of hosts
  • +Interruptible auctions for very cheap batch compute

Trade-offs

  • −Host-to-host variance in reliability, bandwidth, and setup
  • −Interruptible rentals can be outbid mid-job
  • −You vet hosts yourself: the marketplace is the product

GPU.ai

The aggregator model

  • →Every launch is routed to the cheapest of 12+ clouds with live stock
  • →Zero markup: the provider's raw rate is the price you pay
  • →Per-second billing from SSH-ready to terminate
  • →30+ GPU models, from budget consumer cards to flagship training silicon
  • →One account, one API, one CLI across the whole market

What GPUs cost on GPU.ai right now

Live per-GPU floor prices across our aggregated fleet. Every row links to the full per-model comparison page.

GPUVRAMGPU.ai / GPU / hrStock
RTX A400016 GB$0.090/hr26 available
V10016 GB$0.090/hr2 available
RTX 308010 GB$0.110/hr13 available
RTX A450020 GB$0.130/hr1 available
RTX 309024 GB$0.150/hr34 available
RTX 408016 GB$0.230/hr7 available
RTX 2000 Ada16 GB$0.240/hr4 available
L424 GB$0.270/hr9 available
RTX 508016 GB$0.290/hr13 available
RTX 409024 GB$0.340/hr88 available
RTX A600048 GB$0.398/hr34 available
RTX 509032 GB$0.445/hr115 available
A100 40GB40 GB$0.468/hr25 available
A4048 GB$0.490/hr8 available
RTX 6000 Ada48 GB$0.650/hr29 available
L4048 GB$0.690/hr10 available
RTX PRO 450032 GB$0.720/hr4 available
L40S48 GB$0.790/hr137 available
A100 80GB80 GB$0.970/hr81 available
RTX PRO 600096 GB$1.69/hr89 available
H100 PCIe80 GB$1.98/hr14 available
H100 NVL94 GB$2.59/hr15 available
H100 SXM80 GB$3.49/hr32 available
H200 SXM141 GB$4.59/hr36 available
H200 NVL141 GB$5.47/hr2 available
B200192 GB$6.79/hr6 available
B300288 GB$7.89/hr4 available

How this comparison works

GPU.ai prices are live per-GPU floor rates from our aggregated fleet, normalized per GPU per hour, billed per second, with zero markup on the provider's raw rate. We only show models with launchable stock. Last updated 2026-10-01; this page refreshes hourly.

honest verdict

Which should you pick?●

Stay with Vast.ai if…

  • ●You actively bid-shop and tolerate interruptions for the lowest cost
  • ●Your jobs checkpoint aggressively and restart anywhere

Switch to GPU.ai if…

  • →You want marketplace-level prices with a vetted launch path and support
  • →Reliability variance costs you more than it saves

faq

Switching from Vast.ai●

Is GPU.ai a good Vast.ai alternative?

GPU.ai takes a different approach: instead of running one fleet, it prices the whole GPU market on every launch and routes you to the cheapest provider with live stock, at the provider's raw rate with zero markup. If Vast.ai's strengths (frequently the lowest raw prices on consumer gpus anywhere) are not the thing you're paying for, an aggregated market usually wins on price and availability.

How does GPU.ai pricing compare to Vast.ai?

GPU.ai publishes its live per-GPU floor price for every model it carries, currently from $0.090/GPU/hr at the low end. Prices are normalized per GPU per hour and billed per second, and the comparison table on this page is refreshed hourly from live fleet data.

How hard is it to switch from Vast.ai to GPU.ai?

Launches are standard SSH instances with your keys, so most workflows move without changes: pick a GPU, launch, rsync your data, run. There are no commitments to unwind and no minimum spend. You can trial a single instance for a few cents before moving anything.

When should I stay with Vast.ai?

Honestly: you actively bid-shop and tolerate interruptions for the lowest cost, or if your jobs checkpoint aggressively and restart anywhere. This page's job is a fair comparison, not a hard sell: the live price table above is the argument that matters.