# Vast.ai

> Rent GPUs on-demand from a network of independent providers at variable market rates

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/vast-ai
- **Category:** GPU Cloud
- **Homepage:** https://vast.ai
- **Also known as:** vast-ai
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25T12:27:48.331Z

## Vioscale score

**73.9 / 100**, confidence 33% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 0 | 0.052 | 0 | - |
| reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 74.7 | 0.04877777777777778 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.04066666666666666 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 95 | 0.073 | 6.9 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 55 | 0.084 | 4.6 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-25, [verify at source](https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide). Independently observed._

Usage-based

> Market-based hourly pricing ($2.99 to $8.60+ per GPU/hr for major models). Per-second billing. Minimum $5 to get started.

## About

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.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for GPU Cloud. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **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 |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | no | [link](https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | [link](https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://vast.ai/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-rent-a-gpu-in-the-cloud-live-pricing-guide) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://vast.ai/article/Navigating-Data-Center-Compliance) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |
| security.hipaa | yes | [link](https://vast.ai/article/Navigating-Data-Center-Compliance) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |
| security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://vast.ai/article/Navigating-Data-Center-Compliance) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |
| security.pci | yes | [link](https://vast.ai/article/Navigating-Data-Center-Compliance) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://vast.ai/article/Navigating-Data-Center-Compliance) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/vast-ai). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*