Vast.ai H100 alternatives
11 GPU cloud providers compared against Vast.ai H100 on entry plan. Vast.ai H100 is kept in the table and highlighted, because it is the number everything else here is measured against.
List prices checked
Ranked by entry plan
Cheapest first. "vs Vast.ai H100" shows how many times cheaper or dearer each one is on the same axis.
| # | Service | Provider | entry plan | vs Vast.ai H100 | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vast.ai H100you are here | Vast.ai | $1.65 | — | None |
| 2 | Together AI H100 | Together AI | $1.75 | 1.1× dearer | None |
| 3 | Hyperstack H100 | Hyperstack | $1.90 | 1.1× dearer | None |
| 4 | RunPod H100 | RunPod | $1.99 | 1.3× dearer | None |
| 5 | Paperspace H100 | Paperspace | $2.24 | 1.4× dearer | None |
| 6 | CoreWeave H100 | CoreWeave | $2.31 | 1.4× dearer | None |
| 7 | Lambda H100 | Lambda | $2.49 | 1.4× dearer | None |
| 8 | Modal H100 | Modal | $3.95 | 2.5× dearer | None |
| 9 | Replicate H100 | Replicate | $5.04 | 3.3× dearer | None |
| 10 | Google Cloud A3 | $6.98 | 5× dearer | None | |
| 11 | Azure ND H100 v5 | Microsoft | $6.98 | 5× dearer | None |
| 12 | AWS EC2 P5 | Amazon Web Services | $7.57 | 5× dearer | None |
Source: Vast.ai pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Questions
- What is the best alternative to Vast.ai H100 in 2026?
- Nothing in this category undercuts Vast.ai H100 on entry plan at list price, which makes it the cheapest option in the table above. The reasons to move would be region coverage, feature set, or avoiding vendor concentration rather than price.
- How many alternatives to Vast.ai H100 are there?
- 11 in this dataset, all GPU cloud providers with published list prices. The table ranks every one of them on entry plan with Vast.ai H100 highlighted in place, so you can see exactly where it sits rather than taking a "top 5" on trust.
- Is switching from Vast.ai H100 worth it?
- It depends on which axis dominates your bill. Rented accelerators for training and inference, billed by the GPU-hour. The spread between the specialist hosts and the hyperscalers is the widest of any category on this site — often 3x to 5x for the identical card — because the specialists sell capacity and the hyperscalers sell it bundled with everything else. Run your own volumes through the comparison pages linked below before migrating — a provider that is cheaper per unit can still be more expensive for your particular usage shape.
- Are there free alternatives to Vast.ai H100?
- None of the alternatives in this category publish a free tier. All of them bill from the first unit of usage.
Compare Vast.ai H100 directly
- Vast.ai H100 vs Together AI H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- Vast.ai H100 vs Hyperstack H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- Vast.ai H100 vs RunPod H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- Vast.ai H100 vs Paperspace H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- Vast.ai H100 vs CoreWeave H100Side-by-side monthly cost
- Vast.ai H100 vs Lambda H100Side-by-side monthly cost