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vastai-cost-tuning

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SKILL.md

Vast.ai Cost Tuning

Overview

Minimize Vast.ai GPU cloud costs by choosing the right GPU for your workload, leveraging interruptible (spot) instances, eliminating idle compute, and implementing auto-destroy safeguards. Vast.ai pricing is dynamic and varies significantly: RTX 4090 ($0.15-0.30/hr), A100 80GB ($1.00-2.00/hr), H100 SXM ($2.50-4.00/hr).

Prerequisites

  • Vast.ai account with billing history
  • Understanding of your workload's GPU requirements
  • vastai CLI installed

Instructions

Step 1: GPU Selection by Cost-Efficiency

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