Vast.ai

Functions 4.6/10

Marketplace of 20,000+ GPUs with supply/demand pricing; RTX 4090 from $0.43/hr (interruptible ~$0.31/hr), H200 from $3.55/hr, B200 from $4.25/hr; any Docker image.

Vast.ai scores 4.6/10 for free value in Functions. The main constraint: Paid — RTX 4090 from $0.43/hr; H100 SXM from ~$1.65/hr; RTX 5090 from $0.66/hr. Marketplace of 20,000+ GPUs with supply/demand pricing; RTX 4090 from $0.43/hr (interruptible ~$0.31/hr), H200 from $3.55/hr, B200 from $4.25/hr; any Docker image.

Category Functions Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.6 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.6/10

value = 4.6/100

weighted_components_v1

Invocation value 1/10

value = 0.01 ×

fixed_log_v1

Runtime fit 8.2/10

value = 8.2/100

policy_score_v1

Deploy friction 8/10

value = 8/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

4090 $.43/h

H100 $1.65

5090 $.66

What you get

Paid — RTX 4090 from $0.43/hr; H100 SXM from ~$1.65/hr; RTX 5090 from $0.66/hr. Marketplace of 20,000+ GPUs with supply/demand pricing; RTX 4090 from $0.43/hr (interruptible ~$0.31/hr), H200 from $3.55/hr, B200 from $4.25/hr; any Docker image.

Among the absolute cheapest GPU compute anywhere - RTX 4090 from ~$0.31-0.43/hr and H100s from ~$1.65/hr; unbeatable raw value if you accept variable

Gotchas

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Sources

"RTX 5090 from $0.66/hr ... B200 from $4.25/hr ... H200 from $3.55/hr ... RTX 4090 from $0.43/hr"
https://vast.ai/pricing
"H100s available from ~$1.65/hour for interruptible instances RTX 4090s available from ~$0.31/hour for interruptible instances"
https://northflank.com/blog/cheapest-cloud-gpu-providers

paid value serverless-functions

Open service ← All Functions

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