Restricted to accelerator (Vast.ai Startup Program) applicants — not generally available. As of 2026-09-02, vast.ai/startup reads: The Vast.ai Startup Program matches your compute spend with credits — so your budget goes… Our stored Vast.ai terms are superseded and withheld. See the recorded change history.
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Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-09-19.
Restricted to accelerator (Vast.ai Startup Program) applicants — not generally available. As of 2026-09-02, vast.ai/startup reads: The Vast.ai Startup Program matches your compute spend with credits — so your budget goes twice as far. Apply for the Startup Credit Matching Program… We are not publishing our stored Vast.ai terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-02, names them as the previous ones. Vast.ai warrants caution — discovered 2026-09-02: The startup program now offers a credit *match* up to a set amount, dollar-for-dollar on verified compute spend, rather than a flat $2,500 in free credits. The program is for companies actively using the platform, not for evaluation. Source: https://vast.ai/startup Monitor for further changes.
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Superseded: As of 2026-09-02, vast.ai/startup reads: The Vast.ai Startup Program matches your compute spend with credits — so your budget goes twice as far. Apply for the Startup Credit Matching Program. Spend on Vast, and we match your spend in credits — dollar for dollar. Credits matched on verified compute spend. For example, you spend $500 → You get $500 back. You spend $2,500 → You get $2,500 back. We are not publishing our stored Vast.ai terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-02, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓
We read that on 2026-09-19 from https://vast.ai/startup, and our check recorded: the page names Vast.ai as "vast ai". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
The startup program now offers a credit *match* up to a set amount, dollar-for-dollar on verified compute spend, rather than a flat $2,500 in free credits. The program is for companies actively using the platform, not for evaluation. Source ↗
Before: GPU marketplace — startup program offers $2,500 in free GPU credits. Access to A100s, H200s, and consumer cards. Up to 81% savings vs. major cloud GPU providers. 24/7 priority support during credit period. No long-term contracts
After: The Vast.ai Startup Program matches your compute spend with credits — so your budget goes twice as far. Apply for the Startup Credit Matching Program. Spend on Vast, and we match your spend in credits — dollar for dollar. Credits matched on verified compute spend. For example, you spend $500 → You get $500 back. You spend $2,500 → You get $2,500 back.
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Restricted to accelerator (Vast.ai Startup Program) applicants — not generally available. As of 2026-09-02, vast.ai/startup reads: The Vast.ai Startup Program matches your compute spend with credits — so your budget goes twice as far. Apply for the Startup Credit Matching Program. Spend on Vast, and we match your spend in credits — dollar for dollar. Credits matched on verified compute spend. For example, you spend $500 → You get $500 back. You spend $2,500 → You get $2,500 back. We are not publishing our stored Vast.ai terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-02, names them as the previous ones. What our record says changed: The startup program now offers a credit *match* up to a set amount, dollar-for-dollar on verified compute spend, rather than a flat $2,500 in free credits. The program is for companies actively using the platform, not for evaluation. Source: https://vast.ai/startup
What is Vast.ai's free tier?
Restricted to accelerator (Vast.ai Startup Program) applicants — not generally available. Vast.ai's free tier is called "Startup Program". As of 2026-09-02, vast.ai/startup reads: The Vast.ai Startup Program matches your compute spend with credits — so your budget goes twice as far. Apply for the Startup Credit Matching Program. Spend on Vast, and we match your spend in credits — dollar for dollar. Credits matched on verified compute spend. For example, you spend $500 → You get $500 back. You spend $2,500 → You get $2,500 back. We are not publishing our stored Vast.ai terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-02, names them as the previous ones.
Is Vast.ai's free tier good for production?
Restricted to accelerator (Vast.ai Startup Program) applicants — not generally available. As of 2026-09-02, vast.ai/startup reads: The Vast.ai Startup Program matches your compute spend with credits — so your budget goes twice as far. Apply for the Startup Credit Matching Program… We are not publishing our stored Vast.ai terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-02, names them as the previous ones. Until we have re-read the page we cannot say what capacity Vast.ai gives you, so we are not recommending it for production on figures we have already superseded.
What changed in Vast.ai's pricing?
Vast.ai has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: The startup program now offers a credit *match* up to a set amount, dollar-for-dollar on verified compute spend, rather than a flat $2,500 in free credits. The program is for companies actively using the platform, not for evaluation. Source: https://vast.ai/startup (discovered 2026-09-02).
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