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DigitalOcean vs Vast.ai

Compare DigitalOcean and Vast.ai side by side. Both are tools in the Inference & Compute category.

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DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
Vast.ai
Vast.ai
CategoryInference & ComputeInference & Compute
Pricingusage-based
Best ForDevelopers and startups
Websitedigitalocean.comvast.ai
Key Features
  • GPU droplets
  • Cloud compute
  • AI infrastructure

About DigitalOcean

Cloud platform with GPU droplets and AI/ML infrastructure (acquired Paperspace).

About Vast.ai

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.

What is Inference & Compute?

Platforms that provide GPU compute, model hosting, and inference APIs. These companies serve open-source and third-party models, offer optimized inference engines, and provide cloud GPU infrastructure for AI workloads.

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