# Paperspace vs Vast.ai

| Attribute | Paperspace | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70.8 (62% (medium)) | 73.9 (33% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A managed cloud platform for machine learning engineers that combines subscription-based plans with usage-based GPU compute charges. Offers a range of GPU instances, collaborative tools, notebooks, and workflow management capabilities. | A marketplace connecting users with distributed GPU providers worldwide, enabling hourly GPU rentals at variable prices determined by supply and demand across thousands of independent hosts. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"soc2":true,"interconnect":"infiniband","multi_region":true,"pricing_model":"marketplace-bid","amd_gpu_support":true,"deployment_model":"marketplace","max_cluster_scale":"multi-node-cluster","per_second_billing":true,"spot_preemptible_pricing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month plus utilization costs for paid machines","features":["Basic instances","Faster free GPUs & IPUs access","Free machine types"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For beginners, explorers, and adventurous learners","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"members":"1","storage":"5GB","projects":"5","concurrent_jobs":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$8/month plus hourly utilization charges","features":["Mid-range and high-end machines","Collaboration tools","Expert support","Notebook versioning","Private container registry","GitHub integration"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For ML engineers, data scientists, and researchers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"50GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing - contact sales","features":["Unlimited storage","Solutions engineering","Premium support","SSO (Single Sign-On)","Self-hosted cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, Azure)","On-premise deployment","Custom SLAs"],"description":"Custom solution for organizations requiring advanced features","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"storage":"Unlimited"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Storage overage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.29,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From free to $8/month subscription plus pay-per-hour GPU utilization costs. No long-term commitments required.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.paperspace.com/gradient/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T13:10:19.259Z","startingPrice":{"amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Market-based hourly pricing ($2.99 to $8.60+ per GPU/hr for major models). Per-second billing. Minimum $5 to get started.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:18:26.637Z","billingPeriods":["second"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":8,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (GPU Cloud)

| Capability | Paperspace | Vast.ai |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | Marketplace |
| Interconnect | - | Infiniband |
| Max cluster scale | - | Multi node cluster |
| Kubernetes support | - | - |
| Slurm support | - | - |
| Spot preemptible pricing | - | ✓ |
| Per second billing | - | ✓ |
| Reserved capacity contracts | - | - |
| Amd GPU support | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 | - | ✓ |
| Multi region | - | ✓ |
| Pricing model | - | Marketplace bid |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:48:27.446Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*