Vast.ai

Cheapest GPUs if your job can die and restart. Never put customer PII training here without eyes wide open.

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Cheapest GPUs if your job can die and restart. Never put customer PII training here without eyes wide open. Strengths: Lowest sticker GPU prices; Huge heterogeneous inventory; Good for fault-tolerant batch.

Overall

6.9

curated_estimate

confidence: medium · as of 2026-09-14

Capability fit

7.0

Price / performance

9.8

Latency / reliability

4.5

Developer & agent DX

7.2

Privacy / data retention

4.0

Lock-in risk (higher = worse)

2.5

Maturity / track record

7.5

Lock-in risk: higher = more lock-in (worse). Overall already inverts this dimension.

Sources: Vast.ai: https://vast.ai · Vast.ai console: https://cloud.vast.ai · GPU price comparisons 2026: https://computeprices.com

Cheapest GPUs if your job can die and restart. Never put customer PII training here without eyes wide open.

Strengths

· Lowest sticker GPU prices
· Huge heterogeneous inventory
· Good for fault-tolerant batch

Weaknesses

· No real SLA; host quality variance
· Security/compliance unsuitable for many prod workloads
· Ops overhead for reliability

Pricing notes

As of 2026-09-14: P2P GPU marketplace; H100 commonly ~$1.5–2.5/hr class depending on host/interruptibility; prices fluctuate by supply. Interruptible instances cheapest; verify host reliability and security posture. Never default for regulated PII training.

Regions: globalLast reviewed: 2026-09-14Status: active

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