RunPod vs Vast.ai
Catalog tier and marketplace offer are different purchase conditions. Check GPU count, storage, reliability and availability before launching.
GPU / INFERENCE / COST INTELLIGENCE — 2026
Your next GPU bill
starts with a better quote.
Searching for the cheapest H100 GPU cloud? Compare RunPod vs Vast.ai, then check the DeepSeek R1 / V3 API pricing benchmark before paying for idle compute or costly output tokens.
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100 H100 SXM GPU-hours cost $269.00 at RunPod (Community, live) versus $399.00 at RunPod (Secure, live): a $130.00 compute-only gap. These are quoted rates, not equivalent service guarantees or a reservation.
Tokens add up
The API example uses 10M input + 2M output tokens. A $1/1M output-rate gap costs $2 on that workload. Reasoning tokens can increase billed output.
Read the exact model
0324, 0528 and Turbo are distinct variants. Together R1 is unavailable on Serverless; its missing quote stays N/A. Check current deployment options via the provider buttons.