Compute comparisons
nafnaf vs Vast.ai
Both connect renters with GPU providers. The useful comparison is an available machine that fits your workload, not a platform-wide discount inferred from a fee percentage.
What you are comparing
| Consideration | nafnaf | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Compute | Available provider offers; displayed renter prices include the 5% fee on the provider rate. | Market-priced offers; compare the final on-demand, reserved, or interruptible quote. |
| Other costs | Allocated storage and metered transfer are priced separately. | Host-dependent storage and bandwidth prices are separate from compute. |
| Automation | Scoped agent credentials, rental budgets, price limits, and a local MCP adapter. | Offer-search and instance-management APIs and CLI tools. |
Match the GPU, then compare the whole machine
Our live GPU pages compare current nafnaf offers with a verified, single-GPU Vast reference when a matching model and memory class is available. An RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q is not an RTX 6000 Ada, an RTX A6000, or necessarily a Blackwell server variant. A shared family name is not enough.
Even an exact GPU match does not mean identical servers. Check usable VRAM, container RAM, CPU allocation, storage, network measurements, location, and observed host uptime. A cheaper GPU-hour can still cost more per completed job if a different resource is the bottleneck.
Sources: Vast offer-search API.
Hourly prices are only one part of the bill
Vast documents separate compute, storage, and bandwidth charges. Its on-demand, reserved, and interruptible products have different commitments and interruption behavior. Compare on-demand with on-demand unless your job can tolerate a pause or justify a reservation.
On nafnaf, storage remains billable while an instance is paused. Estimate data imports, result exports, and retained storage before booking, then delete the instance after exporting what you need. Do not count a stopped GPU as a zero-cost stored workspace.
Sources: Vast instance pricing.
Understand what the fee percentage measures
On new nafnaf GPU bookings, a provider asking $1.00 receives $1.00 before its operating costs, and the renter pays $1.05. The marketplace already shows that renter total. Existing rentals keep their accepted terms.
Vast's May 2026 hosting article says live GPU prices are typically about 25% above host earnings. Applying that typical markup to the same $1.00 provider rate gives $1.25, so $1.05 is 16% less for the renter. This is a fee example, not a current Vast quote or a claim that every rental has that markup. Always use the actual quoted renter price.
Sources: Vast's May 2026 host earnings guide.
Before you choose
- Match the exact GPU SKU and usable memory.
- Compare the same rental type and GPU count.
- Add storage, transfer, taxes, and the time your job will take.
- Export your work and release the old rental only after testing the new one.
For paid GPU rentals, compare the final USD price and applicable taxes for your actual configuration. We do not claim that nafnaf is the cheapest for every GPU, model, or workload.
Written by nafnaf. Competitor sources checked . Product details and rates can change; this is not a reserved quote.