What is the difference between Vast.ai and Vultr?

Vast.ai and Vultr 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: Vast.ai or Vultr?

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 Vast.ai and Vultr?

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 18 different GPU models across both Vast.ai and Vultr, with 0 models available from both providers.

Vast.ai vs Vultr

Compare GPU pricing, features, and specifications between Vast.ai and Vultr cloud providers. Find the best deals for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Vast.ai GPUs

Vultr GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $2.80/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 18Both available: 4Vast.ai: 17Vultr: 5

Showing 15 of 18 GPUs

Last updated: 12/7/2025, 8:18:31 AM

GPU Model ↑	Vast.ai Price	Vultr Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
A10 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.16/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.87/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.87/hour Updated: 3/31/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$0.50/hr★ Best	$2.60/hr	↓$2.10(80.9%)	Vast.ai Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.50/hour Updated: 12/6/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $2.60/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 Price Difference:↓$2.10(80.9%) Vast.ai Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$0.29/hr★ Best	$7.44/hr 4x GPU	↓$7.15(96.0%)	Vast.ai Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.29/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $7.44/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 12/7/2025 Price Difference:↓$7.15(96.0%) Vast.ai Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Vultr	Not Available	$2.99/hr★ Best	—	Vultr
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Vultr $2.99/hour Updated: 5/15/2025 ★Best Price Vultr
H100 80GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$2.27/hr★ Best	$2.99/hr	↓$0.72(24.1%)	Vast.ai Vultr
H100 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai $2.27/hour Updated: 6/25/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $2.99/hour Updated: 5/15/2025 Price Difference:↓$0.72(24.1%) Vast.ai Vultr
H200 141GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$3.06/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
H200 141GB VRAM • Vast.ai $3.06/hour Updated: 6/25/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
L40 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
L40 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.39/hour Updated: 11/17/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
L40S 48GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$0.44/hr★ Best	$1.67/hr	↓$1.23(73.5%)	Vast.ai Vultr
L40S 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.44/hour Updated: 12/5/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $1.67/hour Updated: 5/15/2025 Price Difference:↓$1.23(73.5%) Vast.ai Vultr
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.27/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.27/hour Updated: 12/3/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.14/hour Updated: 12/23/2024 ★Best Price Not Available
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.25/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.51/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.51/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.12/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.12/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.19/hour Updated: 12/5/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai

A10 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
A10 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.16/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.87/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.87/hour Updated: 3/31/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$0.50/hr★ Best	$2.60/hr	↓$2.10(80.9%)	Vast.ai Shadeform API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.50/hour Updated: 12/6/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $2.60/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 Price Difference:↓$2.10(80.9%) Vast.ai Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$0.29/hr★ Best	$7.44/hr 4x GPU	↓$7.15(96.0%)	Vast.ai Shadeform API
A40 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.29/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $7.44/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 12/7/2025 Price Difference:↓$7.15(96.0%) Vast.ai Shadeform API
GH200 96GB VRAM • Vultr	Not Available	$2.99/hr★ Best	—	Vultr
GH200 96GB VRAM • Not Available Vultr $2.99/hour Updated: 5/15/2025 ★Best Price Vultr
H100 80GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$2.27/hr★ Best	$2.99/hr	↓$0.72(24.1%)	Vast.ai Vultr
H100 80GB VRAM • Vast.ai $2.27/hour Updated: 6/25/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $2.99/hour Updated: 5/15/2025 Price Difference:↓$0.72(24.1%) Vast.ai Vultr
H200 141GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$3.06/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
H200 141GB VRAM • Vast.ai $3.06/hour Updated: 6/25/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
L40 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
L40 40GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.39/hour Updated: 11/17/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
L40S 48GB VRAM • Vast.aiVultr	$0.44/hr★ Best	$1.67/hr	↓$1.23(73.5%)	Vast.ai Vultr
L40S 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.44/hour Updated: 12/5/2025 ★Best Price Vultr $1.67/hour Updated: 5/15/2025 Price Difference:↓$1.23(73.5%) Vast.ai Vultr
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.27/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.27/hour Updated: 12/3/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.14/hr★ Best	Not Available	—
RTX 4080 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.14/hour Updated: 12/23/2024 ★Best Price Not Available
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.25/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.25/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.51/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.51/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.12/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX A4000 16GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.12/hour Updated: 12/7/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai	$0.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Vast.ai
RTX A5000 24GB VRAM • Vast.ai $0.19/hour Updated: 12/5/2025 ★Best Price Not Available Vast.ai

Features Comparison

Vast.ai

Vultr

AMD and NVIDIA GPU Options
Access to diverse GPU options including AMD Instinct and NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs
Global Availability
Deploy GPU resources across 32 cloud data center regions worldwide
Kubernetes Support
Vultr Kubernetes Engine for GPU-accelerated containerized workloads
Serverless Inference
Deploy and scale GenAI models quickly with Vultr Serverless Inference
Virtual Machines and Bare Metal
Choose between GPU-accelerated VMs or dedicated bare metal servers
Global Content Delivery
Accelerate content delivery across six continents with Vultr CDN

Pros & Cons

Vast.ai

Advantages

Cost-effective (5-6X cheaper than traditional cloud services)
Flexible pricing with on-demand and interruptible options
Real-time bidding system for cost optimization
Docker ecosystem for quick software deployment

Considerations

Primarily focused on Linux-based Docker instances
No Windows support
Limited GUI options (SSH, Jupyter, or command-only)

Vultr

Advantages

Wide range of AMD and NVIDIA GPU options
Extensive global network (32 data center regions)
Both VM and bare metal deployment options
Kubernetes and containerization support

Considerations

Medium GPU availability compared to some specialized providers
Less established in the GPU market compared to major hyperscalers
Limited documentation specific to GPU workloads

Compute Services

Vast.ai

Marketplace Instances

On‑demand GPU rentals with live bidding and filters.

Vultr

NVIDIA GPU Instances

Virtual machines and bare metal servers with NVIDIA GPUs

AMD GPU Instances

Computing infrastructure powered by AMD Instinct accelerators

Vultr Kubernetes Engine

Managed Kubernetes service for GPU-accelerated containerized applications

GPU-accelerated Kubernetes clusters
Global deployment options

Pricing Options

Vast.ai

Vultr

Getting Started

Vast.ai

Get Started

Vultr

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up for a free Vultr account
2
Select GPU instance
Choose from AMD or NVIDIA GPU options based on your workload
3
Choose deployment type
Select between virtual machine or bare metal deployment
4
Configure and launch
Set up networking, storage, and security options before launching

Support & Global Availability

Vast.ai

Vultr

Global Regions

32 global cloud data center regions across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia

Support

Documentation, community forums, support tickets, and dedicated customer support