Head to head
The same GPUs priced at Vast.ai and RunPod, normalised to one GPU per hour so you can compare like for like.
Across the GPU models both providers list, RunPod averages $1.2500 per GPU hour against $2.6065 at Vast.ai — cheaper on average.
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Vast.ai is a marketplace: independent hosts list their own machines and you bid for them. That makes it the cheapest option for interruptible work and for older GPUs, at the cost of more variable reliability and a...
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Only models both providers currently list — the rest would not be a fair comparison.
| GPU model | VRAM | Vast.ai | RunPod | Spot (A / B) | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B200 | 180 GB | $6.2521 | $5.9800 Lower | $6.2500 / — | VA RU |
| H200 SXM | 141 GB | $14.8339 | $3.5900 Lower | $5.3333 / — | VA RU |
| H100 SXM | 94 GB | $2.4741 Lower | $2.6900 | $2.2000 / — | VA RU |
| A100 SXM | 80 GB | $1.0422 Lower | $1.3900 | — / — | VA RU |
| L40S | 48 GB | $0.4689 Lower | $0.7900 | $0.4670 / — | VA RU |
| A100 PCIe | 40 GB | $0.2681 Lower | $1.1900 | $0.2000 / — | VA RU |
| RTX 5090 | 32 GB | $0.2129 Lower | $0.6900 | $0.1000 / — | VA RU |
| RTX 3090 | 24 GB | $0.2422 | $0.2200 Lower | $0.1867 / — | VA RU |
| RTX 4090 | 24 GB | $0.1081 Lower | $0.3400 | $0.0533 / — | VA RU |
| V100 | 16 GB | $0.1622 Lower | $0.1900 | $0.1333 / — | VA RU |
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For every GPU model both providers list, we compare the normalised single-GPU hourly price. The average of those unit prices is shown for each side, and the lower one is labelled cheaper. We deliberately exclude models only one of the two offers, because that is not a like-for-like comparison.
Not always. Marketplace capacity can be reclaimed at short notice and its hosts vary in network and disk performance, while a dedicated cloud gives more predictable throughput. For multi-node training, interconnect and NVLink support usually matter more than a few cents per hour.
Only roughly. Each platform defines interruption rules, notice periods and reclaim behaviour differently. Treat spot prices as an indication of the cheapest achievable rate, not as a guaranteed price.
Most providers bill by the second or the hour, and per-hour figures are the only ones that can be compared without guessing how many hours you will actually run. Use the GPU cost estimator to convert an hourly rate into a monthly budget.
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