February may be a short month, but we've made the most of it with plenty of updates!

Vast.ai is now offering NVIDIA RTX 5000-series GPUs for rent, including the powerful RTX 5090, bringing even more high-performance options to our platform. Plus, we've partnered with SkyPilot in an integration that allows you to rent Vast machines through SkyPilot's infrastructure and price optimization framework for even greater flexibility.

Of course, keeping everything running smoothly means staying on top of any technical hiccups. As always, we've been hard at work refining our platform and fixing bugs. Here are some of the latest bug fixes we've rolled out since our last update:

• Fixed instance-to-instance copy issue.
• Made various virtual machine (VM) enhancements.
• Corrected an issue where machine is erroneously marked as "unavailable."
• Fixed earnings display issue and template category display issue.

NVIDIA Cloud GPU Updates

At Vast.ai, every update is aimed at making your experience smoother, faster, and more efficient. From expanding our GPU offerings to adding templates and updating guides, our latest improvements are designed to give you even more control and streamline your workflow.

Highlights of the latest enhancements:

• NVIDIA RTX 5000-series GPUs are now available, including the RTX 5090.
• SkyPilot Integration: Rent Vast machines through SkyPilot’s infrastructure and price optimization framework.
• Added vLLM Template and Guide: Fast and easy-to-use library for LLM inference and serving.
• Added Unreal Pixel Streaming Template: Stream high-quality, interactive 3D content directly to web browsers without requiring end users to install anything.
• Added Ollama + WebUI Guide for running DeepSeek R1.
• Added Guide for Creating a Custom Template from Vast Base Image.
• Updated Hosting Guide.

Please check out the full change log for our February 2025 updates at the bottom of this page.

Our Commitment

Whether you're looking to try out the RTX 5090, take advantage of SkyPilot integration, explore our new and updated templates and guides, or just enjoy the many features we continue to refine and expand, we're here to help you get the most out of Vast.ai! We're always happy to support both new and longtime users with affordable, on-demand GPU and virtual machine rental.

Our easy-to-use platform is backed by a responsive customer support team and an active Discord community. Need assistance? Email us at support@vast.ai or join our Discord server for helpful resources today!

Change Log

Features:

• NVIDIA RTX 5000 Series GPUs: Rent Blackwell chips on Vast, including the RTX 5090.
• SkyPilot Integration: Rent Vast machines through SkyPilot’s infrastructure and price optimization framework.

Templates & Guides:

• Added vLLM Template and Guide: Fast and easy-to-use library for LLM inference and serving.
• Added Unreal Pixel Streaming Template: Stream high-quality, interactive 3D content directly to web browsers without requiring end users to install anything.
• Added Ollama + WebUI Guide for running DeepSeek R1.
• Added Guide for Creating a Custom Template from Vast Base Image.
• Updated VM Desktop Template.
• Updated Open WebUI Template: Now includes pre-built llama.cpp.
• Updated ComfyUI & ComfyUI + FLUX.1 Templates.
• Updated SD Swarm & SD Forge Templates.
• Updated Fooocus Template.
• Updated Ubuntu 22.04 VM Template: Updated drivers to CUDA 12.8, preinstalled Docker container toolkit, added Tailscale support.
• Updated Kohya’s GUI.
• Updated Oobabooga Template.
• Updated Hosting Guide.

Bug Fixes:

• Various virtual machine (VM) enhancements.
• Instance-to-instance copy issue.
• Machine marked as "unavailable" issue.
• Earnings display issue.
• Template category display issue.
• Session key issue.

Miscellaneous Tasks:

• Added API keys section into CLI page for CLI login command.
• Added length validation to API keys.