RunPod vs Vast.ai
Cloud GPU rental prices of RunPod and Vast.ai, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled.
As of , RunPod lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 8 GPUs both offer; Vast.ai wins on 3.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | RunPod | Vast.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $5.98 Community Cloud | $7.51 floor | $1.53 (20%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H200 | $3.59 Community Cloud | $3.98 floor | $0.39 (10%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.69 Community Cloud | $2.41 floor | $0.28 (11%) | Vast.ai |
| NVIDIA H100 PCIe | $1.99 Community Cloud | $2.47 floor | $0.48 (19%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 Community Cloud | $0.72 floor | $0.47 (39%) | Vast.ai |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.79 Community Cloud | $0.80 floor | $0.01 (1%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | $0.34 Community Cloud | $0.31 floor | $0.03 (9%) | Vast.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | $0.33 Community Cloud | $0.40 floor | $0.07 (18%) | RunPod |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | RunPod | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $5.98 | — |
| NVIDIA H200 | $3.59 | — |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.69 | — |
| NVIDIA H100 PCIe | $1.99 | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 | — |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.79 | — |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | $0.34 | — |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | $0.33 | — |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: RunPod $5.98 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $7.51 per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $1.53 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: RunPod $3.59 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $3.98 per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.39 (10%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: RunPod $2.69 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $2.41 per GPU-hour on-demand — Vast.ai is $0.28 (11%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 PCIe: RunPod $1.99 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $2.47 per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.48 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: RunPod $1.19 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $0.72 per GPU-hour on-demand — Vast.ai is $0.47 (39%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: RunPod $0.79 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $0.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.01 (1%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: RunPod $0.34 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $0.31 per GPU-hour on-demand — Vast.ai is $0.03 (9%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: RunPod $0.33 (Community Cloud) vs Vast.ai $0.40 per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.07 (18%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
Data updated: