Vast.ai tech stack
Vast.ai builds mostly with Python, C++, Bash, SQL. Its stack also includes Linux, CUDA Toolkit, CUDA, PyTorch. Python is named in 11 of the 14 job postings Vast.ai published in the last 12 months (79%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Vast.ai, updated Oct 16, 2026.
What programming languages does Vast.ai use?
Python is named in 79% of job postings at Vast.ai, followed by C++ (43%), Bash (21%), SQL (14%).
What frameworks and libraries does Vast.ai use?
CUDA is named in 57% of job postings at Vast.ai, followed by PyTorch (21%), TensorFlow (21%), NCCL (7%).
What databases does Vast.ai use?
PostgreSQL is named in 14% of job postings at Vast.ai, followed by Redis (14%).
PostgreSQL
2 14%
Redis
2 14%
What cloud and platforms does Vast.ai use?
Linux is named in 79% of job postings at Vast.ai, followed by CUDA Toolkit (57%), CentOS Stream (21%), Debian (21%).
CUDA Toolkit
8 57%
CentOS Stream
3 21%
Debian
3 21%
Ubuntu
3 21%
VMWare
3 21%
Grafana
3 21%
AWS
2 14%
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What developer tools does Vast.ai use?
Docker is named in 43% of job postings at Vast.ai, followed by KVM (29%), Docker Compose (21%), Proxmox VE (21%).
Docker
6 43%
KVM
4 29%
Docker Compose
3 21%
Proxmox VE
3 21%
Prometheus
3 21%
Rest API
2 14%
Terraform
2 14%
ComfyUI
1 7%
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What AI and ML technologies does Vast.ai use?
LLM is named in 57% of job postings at Vast.ai.
LLM
8 57%
Which engineering practices does Vast.ai ask for?
DHCP is named in 21% of job postings at Vast.ai, followed by DNS (21%), VLAN (21%), VPN (21%).
AI Agents
2 14%
Fine-tuning
1 7%
HPC
1 7%
What does each Vast.ai team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
AI/ML
4 postingsHow does your stack fit Vast.ai?
How much does Vast.ai pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Vast.ai postings with stated pay: $268k across 14 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 11 | $260k | −3% |
| Linux | 11 | $240k | −10% |
| LLM | 8 | $303k | +13% |
| CUDA | 8 | $260k | −3% |
| CUDA Toolkit | 8 | $260k | −3% |
| C++ | 6 | $325k | +21% |
How modern is the Vast.ai stack?
Vast.ai scores 72 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Vast.ai stack in its industry?
Share of the 370 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
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35 shared technologies
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35 shared technologies
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30 shared technologies
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31 shared technologies
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33 shared technologies
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33 shared technologies
AI71
31 shared technologies
Questions about the Vast.ai tech stack
What programming languages does Vast.ai use?
The languages named in Vast.ai job postings are Python (79%), C++ (43%), Bash (21%), SQL (14%), as a share of the 14 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Vast.ai use CUDA?
Yes. CUDA is named in 8 of 14 job postings (57%) and required in 5 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Vast.ai use?
The cloud and platforms named in Vast.ai job postings are Linux (11), CUDA Toolkit (8), CentOS Stream (3) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a AI/ML job at Vast.ai?
AI/ML postings at Vast.ai most often require LLM (3), CUDA (2), CUDA Toolkit (2), out of 4 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Vast.ai tech stack changing?
No new technology has appeared in Vast.ai job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Vast.ai tech stack?
Vast.ai scores 72 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Vast.ai tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Vast.ai publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 14 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 16, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Vast.ai tech stack: 46 technologies from 14 job postings", as of Oct 16, 2026. https://alion.io/company/vast/technologies