Provider matchup

RunPod vs Vast.ai.

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

Cheaper overall Vast.ai wins on 16 of 20 matchups.

Identical-hardware matchups

GPU	Billing	RunPod	Vast.ai	Δ /hr	Cheaper
RTX-3070	On-Demand	$0.13	$0.13	—	—
A4000	On-Demand	$0.25	$0.12	+$0.13	Vast.ai
RTX-3080-TI	On-Demand	$0.18	$0.08	+$0.10	Vast.ai
RTX-4070-TI	On-Demand	$0.19	$0.12	+$0.07	Vast.ai
RTX-3090	On-Demand	$0.50	$0.21	+$0.29	Vast.ai
A5000	On-Demand	$0.27	$0.23	+$0.04	Vast.ai
RTX-3090-TI	On-Demand	$0.27	$0.18	+$0.09	Vast.ai
RTX-4000-ADA	On-Demand	$0.28	$0.20	+$0.08	Vast.ai
RTX-4080	On-Demand	$0.28	$0.25	+$0.03	Vast.ai
RTX-4090	On-Demand	$0.34	$0.39	−$0.05	RunPod
RTX-5080	On-Demand	$0.39	$0.15	+$0.24	Vast.ai
RTX-5000-ADA	On-Demand	$0.49	$0.43	+$0.06	Vast.ai
RTX-PRO-4000	On-Demand	$0.57	$0.24	+$0.33	Vast.ai
RTX-5090	On-Demand	$0.99	$0.33	+$0.66	Vast.ai
L40	On-Demand	$0.69	$0.80	−$0.11	RunPod
RTX-PRO-4500	On-Demand	$0.72	$0.32	+$0.40	Vast.ai
RTX-6000-ADA	On-Demand	$0.84	$0.48	+$0.36	Vast.ai
RTX-PRO-5000	On-Demand	$0.96	$0.94	+$0.02	Vast.ai
B200	On-Demand	$6.79	$5.00	+$1.79	Vast.ai
B300	On-Demand	$7.39	$8.13	−$0.74	RunPod