Economics Free

Why cards earn more on Vast.ai: the economics

The numbers behind why busy cards earn more than idle time or mining.

8 min Free

Migration Free

Clore vs Vast.ai: an honest 7-point comparison

Demand, pricing, payouts, entry barrier and support — no marketing, no fluff.

6 min Free

Economics Free

How much you can really earn renting GPUs in 2026

Realistic income ranges by popular cards and what drives utilization.

7 min Free

Migration Free

A checklist before switching to Vast.ai

What to check in hardware, network and paperwork for a smooth move.

5 min Free

Migration Paid

From idle to income: the complete Vast.ai farm migration

From mining, rentals or Clore — 9 chapters from farm audit to first orders: commands, install, RKN-bypass, pricing and monitoring. Everything to switch without losing income.

56 min $109

Setup Paid

Server setup for Vast.ai: from hardware to first order

Drivers, Docker, host agent and tests — a stable node from the first launch.

30 min $109

Optimization Paid

Pricing and maximizing GPU utilization

How to price so your cards stay busy and earn the most.

25 min $109

Security Paid

Security, uptime and host reputation

How to secure your node, keep uptime and grow rating for steady orders.

25 min $109

Economics Free

Farm economics: income, costs and payback

The income formula, GPU price benchmarks and an honest payback estimate for a 4×4090 rig.

9 min Free

Setup Free

Choosing and buying hardware for rental

Three builds for about 1M rub, a comparison and the pitfalls: measure upload instead of trusting the NIC vendor, the 4090 reset bug on multi-GPU builds, RAM per card.

8 min Free

Setup Free

Site and electricity

Power budget, a dedicated line, cooling, hot-add networking and stable power.

9 min Free

Setup Free

Internet channel in Russian reality

Symmetric 500/500, asymmetry and NIC traps, blocking, and tens of TB per month of traffic.

7 min Free