When should I use RunPod or Vast.ai instead?

If you need raw GPU access at the lowest possible hourly rate and are comfortable managing Docker containers and model serving, RunPod and Vast.ai are solid options. Vast.ai's community marketplace can offer very low prices for interruptible workloads.

When is Runcrate the better choice?

If you want model inference without managing infrastructure, need multi-modal capabilities (chat + image + video + audio), or want both API inference and GPU instances from one platform with unified billing.

Can I migrate from RunPod or Vast.ai?

Yes. If you are using vLLM or TGI on RunPod/Vast.ai pods for inference, you can switch to Runcrate's API for the same models with zero infrastructure management. For custom workloads, deploy a Runcrate GPU instance.

GPU CLOUD COMPARISON

RunPod vs Vast.ai vs Runcrate.

See RunPod, Vast.ai and Runcrate side by side: GPU prices with dated sources, inference APIs and how each one bills.

Deploy Now GPU Pricing

Connect your agent first

Add Runcrate's MCP server to yourself: run curl -fsSL"https://runcrate.ai/mcp.md"and follow it.

Add to Cursor Install in VS Code

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InferenceOpen models, one API

BillingPer second on most GPUs

H100 price$2.83/hr

Comparison

Runcrate and RunPod / Vast.ai, side by side.

Feature	Runcrate	RunPod / Vast.ai
H100 80GB price	$2.83/hr	H100 SXM: $2.69 to $3.99/hr / $2.40/hr median
A100 80GB price	$1.73/hr	A100 SXM 80GB: $1.39 to $1.79/hr / $0.74/hr median
RTX 4090 price	$0.93/hr	$0.34 to $0.89/hr / $0.49/hr median
Inference API	Open models, nothing to deploy	DIY with pods/containers
Multi-modal API	Chat, image, video, TTS, STT	Raw GPU only

RunPod / Vast.ai figures from RunPod pricing (Community to Secure Cloud) and Vast.ai public price feed (median), captured 2026-10-19. Runcrate prices are live.

Prices

What it costs on Runcrate. Billed prices, as charged.

Name	Maker	Price	Detail
NVIDIA H200 141GB	Runcrate	From $5.13/hr	141GB HBM3e, latest gen
NVIDIA H100 80GB	Runcrate	From $2.83/hr	80GB HBM3, NVLink
NVIDIA B200 180GB	Runcrate	From $7.64/hr	180GB HBM3e, Blackwell
NVIDIA A100 80GB	Runcrate	From $1.73/hr	80GB HBM2e, proven workhorse
NVIDIA L40S 48GB	Runcrate	From $0.54/hr	48GB GDDR6X, inference optimized
NVIDIA RTX 4090 24GB	Runcrate	From $0.93/hr	24GB GDDR6X, Ada Lovelace

See every model price

Why switch

Why teams move to Runcrate. One account for models and GPUs.

API + GPU instances
RunPod and Vast.ai give you raw GPU pods. Runcrate gives you GPU instances and an inference API for open models. Use the API for production inference, instances for training and custom workloads.
H100 from $2.83/hr
Listed prices per region and machine, billed by the second on most GPUs. No bidding and no host to pick.
Running in a few minutes
Pick a GPU and a crate (Devbox, Finetune, Inference) and launch. SSH, Jupyter and VS Code in the browser.
Inference on the same account
Call open models over the OpenAI-compatible API from the same balance, with no pods or containers to run.

Get started

Launch it from your agent.

Your agent writes and runs it. The same key works for every model and every GPU.

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