Vast.ai H200 Pricing Options
All available H200 instance types on Vast.ai, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| global | vast-h200 | Spot | $4.0015/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | — | — |
About Vast.ai H200 Cloud Pricing
Vast.ai is a GPU rental marketplace that connects GPU owners with renters, creating a decentralized compute market. Prices are set by supply and demand, often resulting in the lowest rates available anywhere.
Why Choose Vast.ai for H200
- Lowest GPU prices through marketplace competition
- Bid-based pricing for maximum cost optimization
- Massive GPU variety from consumer to enterprise
- Interruptible instances for batch workloads at deep discounts
Best suited for: Researchers and hobbyists comfortable with marketplace dynamics who want the absolute lowest cost per GPU-hour. Best for interruptible workloads like hyperparameter sweeps.
H200 Technical Overview
The H200 uses the same Hopper GPU die as the H100 but with 76% more HBM memory (141 GB HBM3e vs 80 GB HBM3) and 43% more memory bandwidth. This makes it particularly effective for long-context LLM inference.
Pricing Analysis
Vast.ai's cheapest H200 option starts at $4.0015/hr, which is 3% below the market average of $4.1287/hr.
Note: Vast.ai pricing varies by demand — off-peak hours can be 50%+ cheaper. Reliability varies by host, so it's best suited for fault-tolerant workloads.
Market context: H200 availability is growing rapidly in 2026 as providers upgrade their H100 clusters. Pricing typically runs 20–40% above H100 equivalent configurations.
Top Alternatives to Vast.ai for H200
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest Vast.ai H200 rate ($4.0015/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|---|
| RunPod | $0.5000/hr | On-Demand | -88% cheaper vs Vast.ai |
| Lambda | $2.9900/hr | On-Demand | -25% cheaper vs Vast.ai |
| Crusoe Energy | $3.1500/hr | On-Demand | -21% cheaper vs Vast.ai |
| Crusoe Cloud | $3.6000/hr | On-Demand | -10% cheaper vs Vast.ai |
| Nebius | $3.6000/hr | On-Demand | -10% cheaper vs Vast.ai |
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