Start with Vast.ai or Lambda Labs
Vast.ai marketplace offers the lowest A100/H100 hourly rates. Lambda Labs offers more reliable dedicated instances at slightly higher cost. Use checkpointing with Vast.ai spot instances.
- Recommendation: Vast.ai, Lambda Labs
Recommended starting points
Based on your constraints, these products typically fit best. Read each decision brief to confirm pricing behavior and limits match your reality.
Vast.ai
GPU marketplace connecting renters with idle GPU capacity. A100 instances from ~$0.60-1.50/hr depending on availability, location, and reliability rating.
Lambda Labs
GPU cloud focused on AI/ML training with A100 instances at ~$1.10/hr (on-demand) and reserved capacity for sustained training workloads. Lambda Labs focuses on GPU instances for ML training — no serve
Why this recommendation
Vast.ai marketplace offers the lowest A100/H100 hourly rates. Lambda Labs offers more reliable dedicated instances at slightly higher cost. Use checkpointing with Vast.ai spot instances.