Sources & methodology

1. Platform fees and payouts

Vast.ai. The host sets prices for three components: GPU rent ($/hr) + storage ($/TB·mo) + traffic ($/TB) — and receives them IN FULL: nothing is deducted from the host price. The Vast margin is a MARKUP ON THE CLIENT and is not taken from the host income. Our own measurement (August 2026, our own machine) puts the markup at ×1.33: a host price of $0.21/hr shows as $0.28/hr to the client, and the same ratio applies to storage and traffic ($3/TB → $4/TB). So the client pays about 33% more, and the platform keeps 25% of the client price. (Vast’s own wording differs: docs — “no markup on host-set prices”, article — “prices ~25% above host earnings”; either way the host keeps their full price.) Billing is per-second; payout is on reaching $20, weekly (Friday, 03:00 MSK), with a payment-system fee on transfer (Stripe 0.25–1% / Wise 1% / PayPal 3%).

Clore.ai. Base fee: on-demand 10% (split 50/50, ≈5% to host), spot 2.5% (≈1.25% to host). Plus a 15% surcharge on host earnings if the renter pays in anything other than the CLORE token (USDT/USDC/BTC); 0% if paid in CLORE. Holding CLORE lowers the base fee (Proof of Holding, up to −50%). Net: on Clore the host keeps ≈95% paid in the volatile CLORE token, or ≈80% paid in stablecoin.

2. Rental rates ($/GPU-hour)

The rates in the calculators are indicative market reference points, within the ranges Vast.ai publishes (e.g. RTX 5090 — $0.30–0.60/hr; H100/H200 — $2.15–4.00+/hr). They change with demand, so check the live links below and enter your own. Defaults:

RUB conversion rate: 92 ₽/$. Indicative — check the current rate.

3. Utilization

Utilization is NOT a fixed fact — it is an assumption that depends on demand, GPU class, uptime, price and host rating. In the migration calculator the defaults (Clore and Vast.ai) are just a starting point — replace them with your real figures. A larger, older marketplace (Vast.ai since 2019) usually sees higher AI demand, but there are no guarantees: if your Clore utilization is already high, the gap shrinks.

4. Calculator methodology

Income calculator (month = 730 hours):

effUtil  = min(100, util × ramFactor × cpuFactor)
gross    = rate × (effUtil/100) × count × 730
kWh      = ((gpuW×count + systemW)/1000) × 730 × (effUtil/100)
netMonth = gross − kWh × elecPrice
payback  = invest / netMonth

Migration calculator — “net” per platform = gross after fees minus electricity, on the same rig:

netRate  = rate × feeFactor
           # Vast.ai feeFactor = 1.00  (с хоста удержаний нет)
           # Clore feeFactor  = 0.95 (в CLORE) | 0.81 (в стейблкоине)
gross    = netRate × count × 730 × (util/100)
elec     = (gpuW×count/1000) × 730 × (util/100) × elecPrice
net      = gross − elec
diff     = net(Vast) − net(Clore)

5. All sources

• vast.ai/hosting — GPU hosting on Vast.ai (overview)
• cloud.vast.ai/earnings — host earnings calculator (live market data)
• vast.ai/article — how much you can earn — per-GPU rates and “prices ≈25% above host earnings”
• docs.vast.ai — pricing — Vast.ai pricing docs
• docs.clore.ai/for-hosts/host-fees — Clore host fees (spot/on-demand, +15%, PoH)
• clore.ai — Clore marketplace and rates
• docs.clore.ai — pricing — how to price servers on Clore