Updated March 10, 2026
Vast.ai is a decentralized GPU marketplace that connects GPU owners with AI developers, offering some of the lowest prices in the market through auction-based pricing. The platform provides access to a wide range of GPUs from consumer-grade to data center hardware for training, fine-tuning, and inference workloads.
vLLM is an open-source inference and serving engine for LLMs, built for high-throughput serving on GPUs with an OpenAI-compatible API server.
Core capabilities each platform advertises.
vLLMWhat each tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.
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