Vast.ai
Vast.ai is a decentralized GPU marketplace that matches buyers with 40+ datacenters and individual hosts renting out NVIDIA GPUs at market prices. It exposes a REST API, Python SDK, and vastai CLI for searching GPU offers, renting instances, attaching persistent volumes, and running serverless workloads across 68+ GPU types including H100, H200, B200, A100, and consumer RTX cards.
Vast.ai publishes 11 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Billing API, Instances API, and 8 more. Tagged areas include Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Compute, GPU, and Machine Learning.
The Vast.ai catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Vast.ai’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, developer portal, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, support, and 18 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 1
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.
| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Skills (SKILL.md packages) | long-tail | 2.5 (thin) | - | 1 |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
Standards implemented 2
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 11
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Vast.ai REST API
The Vast.ai REST API is the control plane for the GPU marketplace. It supports searching offers across hosts, renting and managing instances, configuring machines and templates,...
Vast.ai Accounts API
The Accounts API from Vast.ai — 13 operation(s) for accounts.
Vast.ai Billing API
The Billing API from Vast.ai — 4 operation(s) for billing.
Vast.ai Instances API
The Instances API from Vast.ai — 14 operation(s) for instances.
Vast.ai Machines API
The Machines API from Vast.ai — 10 operation(s) for machines.
Vast.ai Network Volumes API
The Network Volumes API from Vast.ai — 4 operation(s) for network volumes.
Vast.ai Search API
The Search API from Vast.ai — 3 operation(s) for search.
Vast.ai Serverless API
The Serverless API from Vast.ai — 9 operation(s) for serverless.
Vast.ai Team API
The Team API from Vast.ai — 9 operation(s) for team.
Vast.ai Templates API
The Templates API from Vast.ai — 1 operation(s) for templates.
Vast.ai Volumes API
The Volumes API from Vast.ai — 4 operation(s) for volumes.
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Open Collections 11
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Vast.ai Accounts API
OPEN COLLECTIONVast.ai Accounts Billing API
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OPEN COLLECTIONVast.ai Accounts Machines API
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OPEN COLLECTIONVast.ai Accounts Search API
OPEN COLLECTIONVast.ai Accounts Serverless API
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OPEN COLLECTIONVast.ai Accounts Templates API
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MCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Vast.ai API pricing
Prices published by Vast.ai, read 2026-10-07 from vast.ai/pricing.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| On-Demand | Per-second billing Includes: Guaranteed uptime. Best for production. |
| Interruptible | 50%+ cheaper. Includes: Best for batch training. Preemptible — may be reclaimed |
| Reserved | Contact Sales Includes: 1, 3, or 6 month terms |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
- Pro Tier Default: 120 requests per minute
Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Vast.ai's documentation. Rate-limit details →
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Vast Ai Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
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SLAFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Vast Ai Finops
FINOPSFeatures 6
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
GPU Marketplace
Market-driven matching of buyers with 40+ datacenters and individual hosts across 68+ GPU types.
On-Demand Instances
Per-second-billed GPU rentals with guaranteed uptime, with no minimum hours.
Interruptible Instances
Fault-tolerant workloads priced 50%+ cheaper than on-demand with potential preemption.
Reserved Capacity
Up to 50% discounts on 1, 3, or 6-month commitments for stable workloads.
Serverless Endpoints
Serverless GPU workers built on the pyworker agent for autoscaling inference.
Templates
Pre-configured instance templates for fast launching of common workloads.
Spectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Vast.ai API Rules
SPECTRALSecurity Posture 3
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Integrations 2
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Docker
Bring-your-own Docker image support across all rental instances.
SSH
Direct SSH access to rented instances for development and orchestration.
Resources
Get Started 3
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 2
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 4
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 2
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 5
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
Other 3
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Vast.ai API — frequently asked questions
Does Vast.ai have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 11 APIs from Vast.ai, including Vast.ai REST API, Vast.ai Accounts API and Vast.ai Billing API, and 8 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Vast.ai API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 10 OpenAPI specifications for Vast.ai, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Vast.ai API?
Vast.ai uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey/http · 3 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Vast Ai Authentication.
How much does the Vast.ai API cost?
Vast.ai publishes its prices; its On-Demand plan is Per-second billing as of 2026-10-07. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Vast.ai, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does Vast.ai have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Vast.ai: Remote MCP server at docs.vast.ai over HTTP; 3 tools listed.
Is the Vast.ai API ready for AI agents?
Vast.ai has a Kin Score of 52.2 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 41.4 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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