Runpod vs Vast.ai
RunpodCloud Infrastructure
From $0.27 / hrPublished price
Vast.aiCloud Infrastructure
From $0.29 / hrPublished price
Runpod Cloud Infrastructure GPU compute for AI teams that ship fast. | Vast.ai Cloud Infrastructure Agent-Ready AI Infrastructure | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Cloud Infrastructure | Cloud Infrastructure |
| What it is | Runpod provides GPU infrastructure and deployment workflows for AI teams training, fine-tuning, and serving models without managing raw cloud complexity. | GPU marketplace connecting renters with providers for cost-effective AI compute with auction-based pricing. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | From $0.27 / hr Per-second, pay-as-you-go GPU rental. Cheapest pod is the RTX A5000 at $0.27/hr; other entry options include L4 $0.39/hr, A40 $0.44/hr, RTX 3090 $0.46/hr. Mid/high-end: L40S $0.99… | From $0.29 / hr Marketplace pricing set by individual hosts, billed per second with no minimums. Example: NVIDIA RTX 4090 from ~$0.29/hr interruptible ($0.29-0.31/hr typical), on-demand ~$0.35-0.… |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Usage-based |
| Free options | No free plan · No free trial | No free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2022 | 2019 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | San Francisco, CA |