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How Vast.ai’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score40/100

Agent-ready 62.8 × 0.30 = 18.84

API quality 38.0 × 0.20 = 7.60

Openness 33.4 × 0.20 = 6.68

Built-in AI 28.6 × 0.15 = 4.29

Automation 18.0 × 0.15 = 2.70

(18.84 + 7.60 + 6.68 + 4.29 + 2.70) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 40.11 ÷ 1.00 = 40.1

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready62.8/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/llms.txtPROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/llms.txt # Vast.ai Documentation: Affordable GPU Cloud Marketplace - [Welcome](https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/index.md)
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe `vastai` agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdYou can also create scoped keys with limited permissions using `vastai create api-key`, useful for CI/CD or shared tooling.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdFor shared tooling, CI/CD, or automation, create a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): `vastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1' -o dph` searched the LIVE GPU marketplace with NO account and NO API key, returning real RTX 4090 offers with CUDA versions, vCPUs, RAM, disk, and per-hour prices — an agent can comparison-shop the whole market before any signup.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a bare keyless GET to https://console.vast.ai/api/v0/bundles/ returned live marketplace offers as JSON including `dph_total` (per-GPU-hour price), gpu_name, cpu specs, and reliability fields — the offer-search REST endpoint is public.

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe `vastai` agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdvastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1 verified=true direct_port_count>=1 rentable=true' -o 'dlperf_usd-'
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-worldofficial CLI documented at https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): `vastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1' -o dph` searched the LIVE GPU marketplace with NO account and NO API key, returning real RTX 4090 offers with CUDA versions, vCPUs, RAM, disk, and per-hour prices — an agent can comparison-shop the whole market before any signup.

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 27.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe `vastai` agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdcreate a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdFor shared tooling, CI/CD, or automation, create a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): `vastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1' -o dph` searched the LIVE GPU marketplace with NO account and NO API key, returning real RTX 4090 offers with CUDA versions, vCPUs, RAM, disk, and per-hour prices — an agent can comparison-shop the whole market before any signup.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a bare keyless GET to https://console.vast.ai/api/v0/bundles/ returned live marketplace offers as JSON including `dph_total` (per-GPU-hour price), gpu_name, cpu specs, and reliability fields — the offer-search REST endpoint is public.

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdYou can also create scoped keys with limited permissions using `vastai create api-key`, useful for CI/CD or shared tooling.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdcreate a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdFor shared tooling, CI/CD, or automation, create a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe `vastai` agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/serverless/index.mdInteracting with Vast Serverless is made easy through a powerful python SDK.
  • [github] https://github.com/vast-ai/vast-cliMigrating from vastai-sdk? The old import still works: from vastai_sdk import VastAI
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a bare keyless GET to https://console.vast.ai/api/v0/bundles/ returned live marketplace offers as JSON including `dph_total` (per-GPU-hour price), gpu_name, cpu specs, and reliability fields — the offer-search REST endpoint is public.

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key

Agent-ready = 113.0 ÷ 180 × 100 = 62.8

API quality38.0/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): `vastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1' -o dph` searched the LIVE GPU marketplace with NO account and NO API key, returning real RTX 4090 offers with CUDA versions, vCPUs, RAM, disk, and per-hour prices — an agent can comparison-shop the whole market before any signup.

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a bare keyless GET to https://console.vast.ai/api/v0/bundles/ returned live marketplace offers as JSON including `dph_total` (per-GPU-hour price), gpu_name, cpu specs, and reliability fields — the offer-search REST endpoint is public.

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key
  • [github] https://github.com/vast-ai/vast-cliMigrating from vastai-sdk? The old import still works: from vastai_sdk import VastAI

API quality = 22.8 ÷ 60 × 100 = 38.0

Openness33.4/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.jsonPROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://docs.vast.ai/api/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): `vastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1' -o dph` searched the LIVE GPU marketplace with NO account and NO API key, returning real RTX 4090 offers with CUDA versions, vCPUs, RAM, disk, and per-hour prices — an agent can comparison-shop the whole market before any signup.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): a bare keyless GET to https://console.vast.ai/api/v0/bundles/ returned live marketplace offers as JSON including `dph_total` (per-GPU-hour price), gpu_name, cpu specs, and reliability fields — the offer-search REST endpoint is public.

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 5.4 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/instances/connect/ssh.mdLog in securely, Run commands remotely, Transfer files without exposing your data
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/instances/connect/ssh.mdSSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol for safely connecting to remote servers. It encrypts your connection so you can: Log in securely, Run commands remotely, Transfer files without exposing your data
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/instances/storage/types.mdVolumes provide persistent storage that survives instance destruction and can be reattached to new instances.

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/vast-ai/vast-clivast.search_offers(query='gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus>=4')
  • [github] https://github.com/vast-ai/vast-cliMigrating from vastai-sdk? The old import still works: from vastai_sdk import VastAI

Self-host the core productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Openness = 23.4 ÷ 70 × 100 = 33.4

Built-in AI28.6/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe `vastai` agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdYou can also create scoped keys with limited permissions using `vastai create api-key`, useful for CI/CD or shared tooling.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdcreate a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdFor shared tooling, CI/CD, or automation, create a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/serverless/index.mdVast Serverless is an AI infrastructure platform that lets you run compute-intensive workloads without managing GPUs, paying for execution rather than GPU rental time.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe `vastai` agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe `vastai` agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances, and more
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/get-started/agents.mdThe vastai agent skill lets AI coding assistants drive Vast.ai on your behalf — create instances, deploy endpoints, manage SSH keys, check balances
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.

Built-in AI = 20.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 28.6

Automation18.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdThe Vast.ai CLI gives you command-line access to the entire platform, authentication, GPU search, instance lifecycle, templates, volumes, serverless endpoints, and more.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/api-reference/introduction.mdThe Vast.ai REST API gives you programmatic control over the entire platform. It's the foundation that the CLI and SDK are built on.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [github] https://github.com/vast-ai/vast-clivast.search_offers(query='gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus>=4')
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdvastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1 verified=true direct_port_count>=1 rentable=true' -o 'dlperf_usd-'
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): the official Vast.ai CLI (pypi `vastai`) installed via uvx and ran keylessly — `vastai --help` prints the full command surface including search offers, create instance, and destroy instance.
  • [probe] https://docs.vast.ai/cli/hello-world.mdPROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-05): `vastai search offers 'gpu_name=RTX_4090 num_gpus=1' -o dph` searched the LIVE GPU marketplace with NO account and NO API key, returning real RTX 4090 offers with CUDA versions, vCPUs, RAM, disk, and per-hour prices — an agent can comparison-shop the whole market before any signup.

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/billing.mdUse the autobilling feature to have the system automatically top up your account using a saved credit card when it runs low.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/billing.mdAutobilling keeps your balance positive to protect your instances from interruption or deletion.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/reference/api-keys.mdFor shared tooling, CI/CD, or automation, create a scoped key with only the permissions that workload needs.

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.ai/guides/templates/introduction.mdA template is how Vast helps you launch an instance, setting up your rented machine with whatever software and formatting you need.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiBuild a template - Package your environment so any GPU can run it with one click.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.vast.aiAutomate with the CLI or SDK ... `vastai` from the shell or Python. Same operations, different syntax.

Automation = 14.4 ÷ 80 × 100 = 18.0