top overpaying for H100s: The 2026 breakdown of Vast.ai vs RunPod for RTX 5090 workloads
If you're training LLMs or running Stable Diffusion in 2026, the price gap between decentralized marketplaces and managed clouds is widening.
We compared the raw cost-per-hour vs the stability factor for the new RTX 50-series cards.
Vast is for budget batching, RunPod is for production APIs.
This article compares Vast.ai and RunPod, two leading GPU rental platforms for AI workloads in 2026. It examines pricing, reliability, hardware variety, and ease of use to help developers decide which platform suits their needs. Vast.ai offers lower prices and more hardware variety, while RunPod provides greater reliability and a more user-friendly experience.
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