packet.ai vs Vast.ai

Same NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro.
57% less than Vast.ai. Owned infrastructure.

packet.ai is 57% cheaper than Vast.ai for NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro: $0.66/GPU-hr versus Vast.ai’s $1.53/hr marketplace median across US hosts. packet.ai runs on owned, dedicated infrastructure with a 99.99% uptime SLA. Vast.ai is a peer-hosted marketplace where reliability varies by individual host operators.

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No credit card 99.99% SLA on Dedicated Owned infrastructure

57%cheaper

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro · on-demand $/GPU-hr

-57%

lower price than Vast.ai marketplace medianon owned, dedicated infrastructure

packet.aiDynamic

$0.66

Vast.aiMarketplace median (US hosts)

$1.53

57%

lower price than Vast.ai US median

99.99%

uptime SLA vs no platform SLA on Vast

Owned

infrastructure vs peer-hosted marketplace

to start · no card, no minimums

Savings calculator

See what you’d save vs Vast.ai.

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro GPUs, running 24/78

116324864

packet.aiDynamic · $0.66/hr

$3,854/mo

Vast.ai$1.53/hr median

$8,935/mo

You save

$61K/year

$5,081 saved per month

57% lower than Vast.ai

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Snapshot at 8 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro GPUs running 24/7 (730 hrs/mo) at packet.ai Dynamic $0.66/GPU-hr vs Vast.ai marketplace median $1.53/GPU-hr. Actual Vast.ai pricing varies by host operator and spot availability.

Why it’s possible

Owned infrastructure.
Fixed price. No host lottery.

Vast.ai is a marketplace: you rent GPU cycles from independent operators whose hardware quality, location, and uptime vary. packet.ai owns and operates its infrastructure, publishes a fixed $0.66/hr rate, and backs Dedicated instances with a 99.99% uptime SLA. No spot eviction, no host-reliability variance, no hidden egress.

Vast.aipeer-hosted marketplace

70-85% host reliability (varies by operator)

spot eviction risk

packet.aiowned infrastructure

99.99% uptime SLA on Dedicated · fixed pricing · no eviction

Vast.ai marketplace reliability varies by host operator (70–85% per Vast.ai documentation). packet.ai runs on owned, single-tenant infrastructure with a published 99.99% uptime SLA and fixed pricing.

99.99% SLA vs marketplace variance

Vast.ai has no platform-level SLA. Host reliability depends on the individual operator. packet.ai Dedicated includes a contractual 99.99% uptime SLA backed by the platform.

Fixed published price

Vast.ai pricing fluctuates with marketplace supply. packet.ai publishes $0.66/hr as a fixed rate you can budget and forecast from day one.

No spot eviction

Vast.ai spot instances can be interrupted by the host operator. packet.ai Dedicated instances run uninterrupted on owned hardware with no eviction risk.

Built by hosted.ai

Not a marketplace.
A 25-year infrastructure company.

packet.ai is the neocloud built by hosted.ai, the team that previously built OnApp and shipped infrastructure at VMware, NVIDIA and the Xen project. We’re doing for GPUs what VMware did for CPUs two decades ago: turning idle, single-tenant hardware into elastic, software-defined capacity. Backed by $23.6M led by Creandum.

PedigreeOnAppVMwareNVIDIAXen / CitrixSunlight.io

25+

years building infrastructure software

6,000+

cloud deployments powered by OnApp

40+

engineers building packet.ai

$23.6M

raised, led by Creandum

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Choose packet.ai if…

You need a fixed predictable rate without spot price fluctuation or eviction risk
You need a 99.99% uptime SLA not dependent on a peer host operator
You need EU data residency with a DPA for regulated workloads
You want single-tenant infrastructure not shared across marketplace participants

Vast.ai may fit if…

You need spot pricing below $0.66/hr and can tolerate interruption risk
Your workload is fault-tolerant and checkpoint-friendly
You need a very large cluster quickly and Vast.ai spot supply is available

Side by side

packet.ai vs Vast.ai, in detail.

Capability	packet.airecommended	Vast.ai
Infrastructure model	Owned, single-tenant	Peer-hosted marketplace
RTX 6000 Pro · on-demand	$0.66 / GPU-hr fixed	$1.53/hr median (varies by host)
Savings vs Vast.ai median	57% cheaper	Baseline
Uptime SLA	99.99% on Dedicated	None. Host-dependent (70-85%)
Spot eviction	None on Dedicated	Yes. Host can reclaim at any time
EU data residency	Yes · with DPA	Varies by host location
Pricing type	Fixed published rate	Marketplace bid (fluctuates)
Contract required	None	None
Start free	No credit card	Card required

Vast.ai median rate $1.53/hr across US host operators, August 2026. Individual listings vary. Spot rates may be lower but subject to eviction by the host operator.

FAQ

packet.ai vs Vast.ai, answered.

For anything else, reach help@packet.ai.

Is packet.ai cheaper than Vast.ai for NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro?

packet.ai Dynamic delivers RTX 6000 Pro at $0.66/GPU-hr, approximately 57% less than Vast.ai’s $1.53/hr marketplace median across US hosts. Vast.ai spot listings can go lower but are interruptible.

What is the difference between Vast.ai’s marketplace model and packet.ai?

Vast.ai is a peer-hosted marketplace where compute runs on third-party operator hardware with 70–85% host reliability. packet.ai runs on owned, dedicated infrastructure with a published 99.99% uptime SLA and single-tenant isolation.

Does Vast.ai offer an uptime SLA for RTX 6000 Pro?

Vast.ai is a marketplace hardware quality and uptime vary by host operator. There is no platform-level contractual SLA. packet.ai Dedicated includes a 99.99% uptime SLA with no minimum spend.

Is my data secure on Vast.ai’s peer-hosted network?

Vast.ai uses encryption and isolation, but compute runs on third-party host hardware in varied locations. packet.ai runs on owned, single-tenant infrastructure with EU data residency and a DPA for regulated workloads.

Can I migrate from Vast.ai to packet.ai without code changes?

Yes. Both platforms use standard CUDA containers. Most workloads migrate with no code changes same NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell hardware, same CUDA stack.

How does packet.ai’s pricing model differ from Vast.ai?

Vast.ai charges the marketplace rate for your reservation period regardless of GPU utilisation. packet.ai’s Dynamic model bills only for GPU cycles your workload actually consumes idle time costs nothing.

What regions does packet.ai support vs Vast.ai for RTX 6000 Pro?

packet.ai runs RTX 6000 Pro in the US and EU with EU data residency and a DPA. Vast.ai operates a global peer-hosted network across many regions but availability depends on individual host operators.

Same GPUs.
Owned infrastructure. No host lottery.

Switch from Vast.ai and get a 99.99% SLA, fixed pricing, and RTX 6000 Pro from $0.66/GPU-hour. No spot eviction. No peer-host variance.