What is the difference between Hugging Face and Vast.ai?

Hugging Face and Vast.ai are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Hugging Face or Vast.ai?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Hugging Face and Vast.ai?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 63 different GPU models across both Hugging Face and Vast.ai, with 0 models available from both providers.

Hugging Face vs Vast.ai

Compare GPU pricing between Hugging Face and Vast.ai. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Hugging Face

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Vast.ai

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Hugging Face GPUs

Vast.ai GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $2.01/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 63Both available: 7Hugging Face: 8Vast.ai: 62

Showing 15 of 63 GPUs

Last updated: 9/28/2026, 7:01:31 AM

GPU Model ↑	Hugging Face Price	Vast.ai Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$1.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face $1.00/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.44/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.44/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging FaceVast.ai	$2.50/hr	$0.53/hr★ Best 4x GPU	↑+$1.97(+367.8%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face $2.50/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 Vast.ai $0.53/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.97(+367.8%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints Vast.ai
A16 64GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.11/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
A16 64GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.11/hour Updated: 9/27/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $1.00/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$6.25/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $6.25/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 9/27/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 Ti 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 Ti 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai

A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face	$1.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A10 24GB VRAM • Hugging Face $1.00/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Hugging Face Inference Endpoints
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.44/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.44/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging FaceVast.ai	$2.50/hr	$0.53/hr★ Best 4x GPU	↑+$1.97(+367.8%)	Hugging Face Inference Endpoints Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Hugging Face $2.50/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 Vast.ai $0.53/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.97(+367.8%) Hugging Face Inference Endpoints Vast.ai
A16 64GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.11/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
A16 64GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.11/hour Updated: 9/27/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $1.00/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$6.25/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $6.25/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 9/27/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1650 4GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 Ti 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 Ti 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/28/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai

Features Comparison

Hugging Face

Inference Endpoints
Dedicated deployments of Hub models on NVIDIA GPUs (T4 to H200 and RTX PRO 6000) on AWS or Google Cloud, with a choice of region and 1 to 8 GPUs
Inference Providers
One API and token for models served by partner providers such as Together, Fireworks, Groq, Cerebras, Novita and DeepInfra, billed at each provider's rate with no Hugging Face markup
Model Hub
Hosting for open models, datasets, and Spaces demo apps
Autoscaling
Endpoints scale replicas with traffic and can scale to zero

Vast.ai

Real-Time GPU Pricing
Prices set by supply and demand across the platform with no list prices or hidden fees
Three Deployment Options
GPU Cloud for full control, Serverless for zero-ops inference, Clusters for large-scale training
Developer-Focused Tools
CLI, Python SDK, and REST API for programmatic GPU provisioning, installed together via a single package
Agent-Ready Provisioning
API-native workflow intended for AI agents to search, procure, and release compute autonomously
Model Library and Templates
Prebuilt templates for popular open-source models, plus custom templates any GPU can run with one click
Flexible Infrastructure
Scale from $5 to 20,000 GPUs across 40+ data centers without contracts or minimums

Pros & Cons

Hugging Face

Advantages

Deploy any compatible Hub model to dedicated GPUs without managing infrastructure
Choice of cloud and region per endpoint
Inference Providers adds no markup over partner rates
Monthly inference credits on free and PRO accounts

Considerations

Endpoint GPU rates are above raw cloud rental for the same card
GPU availability differs by cloud and region
Inference Providers rates are the partners' rates, so costs vary with the provider a request is routed to

Vast.ai

Advantages

Significant cost savings with supply-demand pricing
Flexible pricing with on-demand, interruptible, and reserved options
Real-time transparent pricing with no hidden fees
Docker ecosystem for quick software deployment

Considerations

Primarily focused on Linux-based Docker instances
Performance may vary across different community providers
Learning curve for users unfamiliar with marketplace-based pricing

Compute Services

Hugging Face

Vast.ai

GPU Cloud

On-demand instances across 40+ data centers and 20,000+ GPUs

Serverless

Deploy models as endpoints with autoscaling to zero

Clusters

Dedicated multi-node GPU clusters with InfiniBand networking

Pricing Options

Hugging Face

Inference Endpoints

Per hour of GPU instance time, billed by the minute

Inference Providers

Pass-through of the partner provider's per-token rate

Enterprise

Team and Enterprise Hub plans with managed billing

Vast.ai

On-Demand

Guaranteed uptime with per-second billing. Best for production workloads.

Interruptible

50%+ cheaper preemptible instances. Best for fault-tolerant batch training.

Reserved

Up to 50% off with 1, 3, or 6 month commitments. Guaranteed capacity with volume discounts.

Serverless

Endpoint rates billed only for compute time, with no charge while workers are scaled to zero.

Getting Started

Hugging Face

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at huggingface.co and add a payment method
2
Deploy an endpoint
Pick a model, cloud, region, and GPU instance in the Inference Endpoints console
3
Or use Inference Providers
Call a model through the router with a Hugging Face access token

Vast.ai

Get Started

1
Add credit and get your API key
Start with as little as $5 and grab an API key from the console. No contracts, no sales calls.
2
Search GPUs
Filter by model, VRAM, price, and availability via the console or API
3
Deploy
Launch instances in seconds. Scale up or down programmatically.

Support & Global Availability

Hugging Face

Support

Documentation, community forums, and paid support on Enterprise plans

Vast.ai

Global Regions

40+ data centers with global coverage including community and enterprise providers

Support

24/7 support chat in the console, email support at contact@vast.ai, Discord community, and documentation covering the CLI, SDK, and REST API