GPU cloud comparison · 2026
Salad vs Vast.ai
Vast.ai wins on 4 of 5 key metrics — but the right choice depends on your workload.
Salad
Distributed inference cloud — RTX 3090/4090 from $0.03/h
from $0.03/h
★★★★☆ 3.9 / 5 (423 reviews)
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Overall Winner
Vast.ai
Cheapest GPU cloud — peer-to-peer marketplace for budget training
from $0.10/h
★★★★☆ 4.1 / 5 (2,108 reviews)
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Salad
Vast.ai
Starting Price Lower hourly rate
from $0.03/h
from $0.10/h
Overall Rating User rating
3.9 / 5
4.1 / 5
GPU Types Variety
4 types
5 types
Max VRAM Largest available
24 GB
80 GB
Locations Regions covered
Global (distributed)
US, EU, APAC, Global
Wins out of 5
1
4
GPU Availability
Salad
RTX 3090RTX 4090RTX 3080RTX 3070
VRAM: 8–24 GB · Locations: Global (distributed)
Vast.ai
RTX 3090RTX 4090A100H1003060
VRAM: 8–80 GB · Locations: US, EU, APAC, Global
Pros & Cons
Salad
Pros
- Absurdly cheap — RTX 3090 from $0.03/h
- Massive horizontal scale (1000+ nodes)
- Auto-fleet management for inference
- No data-egress charges
Cons
- Distributed = no persistent storage
- Not suitable for training
- Latency varies by node geography
Vast.ai
Pros
- Absolute cheapest GPU compute available
- Widest GPU variety including consumer cards
- Good for fault-tolerant batch jobs
- Marketplace competition drives prices down
Cons
- Hosts can take instances offline anytime
- Variable reliability across providers
- Less suitable for time-sensitive inference
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Salad if…
- You need GPU compute for Stateless inference
- You need GPU compute for Stable Diffusion bulk generation
- You need GPU compute for Embedding generation
- You need GPU compute for Cost-sensitive batch jobs
- Lower price is your top priority (from $0.03/h vs from $0.10/h)
Choose Vast.ai if…
- You need GPU compute for Batch training
- You need GPU compute for Budget experiments
- You need GPU compute for Stable Diffusion
- You need GPU compute for Data processing
- Higher user satisfaction matters (4.1 vs 3.9)
- You want more GPU variety (5 vs 4 types)