vastai

library1.0.12pypypi✓ verified 81d ago

Official CLI and Python SDK for Vast.ai GPU cloud service, enabling users to rent GPU instances, manage storage, and interact with the platform programmatically. Current version 1.0.12, release cadence is irregular (multiple releases in 2025).

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pip install vastai

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INSTALL

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SIG · VASTAI

vastai

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Code

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VastAI

✓ from vastai import VastAI

✗ import vast

AsyncClient

✓ from vastai import AsyncClient

SyncClient

✓ from vastai import SyncClient

Search for RTX 4090 instances and launch one for 1 hour.

import vast from vast import VastClient # Initialize client with API key client = VastClient(api_key=os.environ.get('VAST_API_KEY', '')) # Search for available instances instances = client.search_offers('nvidia-rtx-4090') for inst in instances[:3]: print(inst['id'], inst['price']['dph']) # Create instance instance = client.create_instance(offer_id=instances[0]['id'], duration_hours=1) print(f"Created instance {instance['id']}")

vast --version

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Known issues

breakingAuto-update is now off by default as of v0.3.1. To enable it, set `should_check_for_update = True`.

fix

Create a configuration file or set environment variable as per documentation.

affects: >=0.3.1

gotchaThe `copy` command behavior changed in v0.4.0. Refer to https://docs.vast.ai/data-movement for new syntax.

fix

Use new data movement options as described in the docs.

affects: >=0.4.0

deprecatedPython 3.10 is minimum version as of v1.0.12 (requires>=3.10).

fix

Upgrade Python to 3.10 or later.

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaAPI keys must be passed explicitly in code; reading from `VAST_API_KEY` environment variable is not automatic.

fix

Pass `api_key` argument to VastClient or set `VAST_API_KEY` and use `os.environ.get`.

affects: all

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Version history

1.0.12latest on PyPI · released May 8, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/vast-ai/vast-cli ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/vastai/ ↗

homepagehttps://vast.ai ↗