Packet AI vs Vast.ai

Direct SSH access to GPU instances with full root control and native performance

VS Code and Jupyter environments accessible directly in the browser

Drop-in replacement for OpenAI APIs with automatic model discovery and streaming support

Deploy GPU instances in under 5 minutes without procurement cycles or contracts

Advanced scheduling technology that optimizes GPU utilization and reduces costs

Prices set by supply and demand across the platform with no list prices or hidden fees

GPU Cloud for full control, Serverless for zero-ops inference, Clusters for large-scale training

CLI, Python SDK, and REST API for programmatic GPU provisioning, installed together via a single package

API-native workflow intended for AI agents to search, procure, and release compute autonomously

Prebuilt templates for popular open-source models, plus custom templates any GPU can run with one click

Scale from $5 to 20,000 GPUs across 40+ data centers without contracts or minimums