Provider matchup

RunPod vs Vast.ai.

Identical-hardware GPU pricing comparison. 20 chip classes overlap.

Cheaper overall Vast.ai wins on 18 of 20 matchups.

Identical-hardware matchups

GPU	Billing	RunPod	Vast.ai	Δ /hr	Cheaper
A2000	On-Demand	$0.12	$0.07	+$0.05	Vast.ai
A40	On-Demand	$0.44	$0.44	—	—
A4000	On-Demand	$0.25	$0.07	+$0.18	Vast.ai
A5000	On-Demand	$0.27	$0.21	+$0.06	Vast.ai
A6000	On-Demand	$0.49	$0.42	+$0.07	Vast.ai
B200	On-Demand	$5.89	$4.07	+$1.82	Vast.ai
H200	On-Demand	$4.39	$3.12	+$1.27	Vast.ai
L40	On-Demand	$0.69	$0.47	+$0.22	Vast.ai
RTX-3070	On-Demand	$0.13	$0.10	+$0.03	Vast.ai
RTX-3090	On-Demand	$0.46	$0.14	+$0.32	Vast.ai
RTX-3090-TI	On-Demand	$0.27	$0.19	+$0.08	Vast.ai
RTX-4070-TI	On-Demand	$0.19	$0.12	+$0.07	Vast.ai
RTX-4080	On-Demand	$0.28	$0.22	+$0.06	Vast.ai
RTX-4090	On-Demand	$0.69	$0.40	+$0.29	Vast.ai
RTX-5000-ADA	On-Demand	$0.49	$0.53	−$0.04	RunPod
RTX-5080	On-Demand	$0.39	$0.27	+$0.12	Vast.ai
RTX-5090	On-Demand	$0.69	$0.36	+$0.33	Vast.ai
RTX-6000-ADA	On-Demand	$0.77	$0.66	+$0.11	Vast.ai
RTX-PRO-4500	On-Demand	$0.74	$0.44	+$0.30	Vast.ai
V100	On-Demand	$0.23	$0.15	+$0.08	Vast.ai