You are correct that vast.ai is pretty close. The biggest difference is probably security / guaranteed uptime. With vast you're getting what it says on the tin

You are correct that vast.ai is pretty close. The biggest difference is probably security / guaranteed uptime. With vast you're getting what it says on the tin - a machine from a marketplace. Could come from anyone / anywhere. No idea what else is running on it. Ours are hosted in a professional DC, managed and secured as they should be. If anyone's curious, there's a detailed comparison page with other platforms here - https://gpu.land/versus https://gpu.land/versus