About Vast.ai
Vast.ai is a marketplace where you rent GPU computers from many providers. It is aimed at developers and teams who need GPU time for AI, machine learning and rendering work without signing a long contract.
What it does
You search for GPU offers by model, memory, price and availability, then launch an instance in minutes. Prices move with supply and demand and are shown in real time. Billing is per second, and you add credit to your account before you start. The same actions are available in a web console, a command line tool, a Python package and a REST API.
Key features
- Search GPUs by model, memory, price and availability
- Launch instances from the console, CLI or API
- Per-second billing with real-time prices
- Choose from many GPU types in many data centers
- Provision compute from code with a Python package
Who it's for
The tool suits individual developers, research groups and AI teams that want flexible GPU capacity. Teams that automate infrastructure will get the most from the API.
Pricing and good to know
You start with a small credit, such as $5, and pay for the time you use. There are no contracts listed on the site. Prices change with demand, so the cost of the same GPU can differ from day to day. The site also says the company holds a SOC 2 certification.
Highlights
- Search GPUs by model, memory, price and availability
- Launch instances from the console, CLI or API
- Per-second billing with real-time prices
- Choose from many GPU types in many data centers
- Provision compute from code with a Python package
