GPU cloud comparison · 2026
Scaleway vs Vast.ai
Vast.ai wins on 4 of 5 key metrics — but the right choice depends on your workload.
Scaleway
European cloud with H100 SXM and L40S — Paris and Amsterdam regions
from €0.83/h
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 (234 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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Scaleway
Vast.ai
Starting Price Lower hourly rate
from €0.83/h
from $0.10/h
Overall Rating User rating
4 / 5
4.1 / 5
GPU Types Variety
4 types
5 types
Max VRAM Largest available
80 GB
80 GB
Locations Regions covered
FR, NL, EU
US, EU, APAC, Global
Wins out of 5
1
4
GPU Availability
Scaleway
L4L40SH100H100 SXM
VRAM: 24–80 GB · Locations: FR, NL, EU
Vast.ai
RTX 3090RTX 4090A100H1003060
VRAM: 8–80 GB · Locations: US, EU, APAC, Global
Pros & Cons
Scaleway
Pros
- Strong EU presence (Paris + Amsterdam)
- Mature cloud platform (S3, k8s, networking)
- Per-minute billing
- EUR pricing avoids USD volatility
Cons
- More expensive than US specialists like RunPod
- No B200 / H200 yet
- Limited capacity for big training runs
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 Scaleway if…
- You need GPU compute for European startups
- You need GPU compute for GDPR-compliant inference
- You need GPU compute for k8s-based AI deployments
- You need GPU compute for EU enterprise
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
- Lower price is your top priority (from $0.10/h vs from €0.83/h)
- Higher user satisfaction matters (4.1 vs 4)
- You want more GPU variety (5 vs 4 types)