What is the difference between Oracle Cloud and Vast.ai?

Oracle Cloud 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: Oracle Cloud 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 Oracle Cloud 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 66 different GPU models across both Oracle Cloud and Vast.ai, with 0 models available from both providers.

Oracle Cloud vs Vast.ai

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

Oracle Cloud

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Vast.ai

Provider 2

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Oracle Cloud GPUs

Vast.ai GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $5.05/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 66Both available: 7Oracle Cloud: 12Vast.ai: 61

Showing 15 of 66 GPUs

Last updated: 10/15/2026, 2:45:10 AM

GPU Model ↑	Oracle Cloud Price	Vast.ai Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud	$2.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Oracle Cloud Price List API
A10 24GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $2.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Oracle Cloud Price List API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.51/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $1.00/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Oracle CloudVast.ai	$4.00/hr	$1.09/hr★ Best 4x GPU	↑+$2.91(+265.6%)	Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $4.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 Vast.ai $1.09/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/13/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.91(+265.6%) Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.51/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.40/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Oracle CloudVast.ai	$14.00/hr	$6.25/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$7.75(+124.0%)	Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $14.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 Vast.ai $6.25/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$7.75(+124.0%) Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
GB200 384GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud	$16.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Oracle Cloud Price List API
GB200 384GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $16.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Oracle Cloud Price List API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud	$18.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Oracle Cloud Price List API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $18.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Oracle Cloud Price List API
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.09/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.09/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/13/2026 ★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: 10/13/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 6x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 6x GPU configuration Updated: 10/13/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai

A10 24GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud	$2.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Oracle Cloud Price List API
A10 24GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $2.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Oracle Cloud Price List API
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.51/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $1.00/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Oracle CloudVast.ai	$4.00/hr	$1.09/hr★ Best 4x GPU	↑+$2.91(+265.6%)	Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $4.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 Vast.ai $1.09/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 10/13/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.91(+265.6%) Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.51/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.51/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.40/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
A40 48GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.40/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Oracle CloudVast.ai	$14.00/hr	$6.25/hr★ Best 2x GPU	↑+$7.75(+124.0%)	Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
B200 180GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $14.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 Vast.ai $6.25/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$7.75(+124.0%) Oracle Cloud Price List API Vast.ai
GB200 384GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud	$16.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Oracle Cloud Price List API
GB200 384GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $16.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Oracle Cloud Price List API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud	$18.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Oracle Cloud Price List API
GB300 576GB VRAM • Oracle Cloud $18.00/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Oracle Cloud Price List API
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.09/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1060 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.09/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/13/2026 ★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: 10/13/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.05/hr★ Best 6x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 8GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.05/hour 6x GPU configuration Updated: 10/13/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1080 Ti 11GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.06/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.06/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Vast.ai	Not Available	$0.07/hr★ Best	—	Vast.ai
GTX Titan X 12GB VRAM • Not Available Vast.ai $0.07/hour Updated: 10/14/2026 ★Best Price Vast.ai

Features Comparison

Oracle Cloud

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 a small starting balance to 20,000 GPUs across 40+ data centers without contracts or minimums

Pros & Cons

Oracle Cloud

Advantages

Competitive pricing
Strong performance for enterprise applications
Good integration with Oracle products

Considerations

Smaller ecosystem compared to AWS and GCP
Limited documentation and community support
Complexity in setup and management

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

Oracle Cloud

OCI GPU Shapes

Bare‑metal and VM shapes for AI/HPC.

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

Oracle Cloud

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

Oracle Cloud

Get Started

Vast.ai

Get Started

1
Add credit and get your API key
Add credit 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

Oracle Cloud

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