A Conversation with GROK:
Your machine is listed at $0.140/hr per GPU for a 1x RTX 5080 setup, with 73% reliability, which looks pretty solid for a brand-new host (especially since you just set it up today).
From current Vast.ai market data (as of February 2026):
- The P25 price (25th percentile, a common benchmark showing where 25% of listings are cheaper) for RTX 5080 is around $0.12/hr.
- Cheapest available RTX 5080 instances start from about $0.09–$0.10/hr (often in international locations like Japan or other non-US hosts, or lower-spec configs).
- Many US-based or reliable verified hosts are in the $0.12–$0.14/hr range, with some California/US listings around $0.117–$0.144/hr.
- Higher-end or multi-GPU setups can go up to $0.20+/hr, but single RTX 5080 rentals cluster lower.
Your $0.140/hr is right in line with (or slightly above) the typical market for a reliable, US-based (Nevada) host with good specs like yours (66.4 TFLOPS, high bandwidth, decent reliability score building up). Since you're in Reno, NV, that could be a plus for renters prioritizing low-latency US West Coast access—many renters filter for US locations to avoid higher latency from Asia/Europe hosts.
If you're aiming to attract more rentals and boost earnings:
- Your price is competitive but not the absolute lowest. Dropping to $0.12–$0.13/hr could help you show up higher in searches (especially if you sort by price or value like DLP/$).
- Reliability is already at 73% early on—keep uptime high (cooling, stable power, no interruptions) to push it toward 95%+ quickly, as that attracts more renters.
- Avg earnings estimate (~$0.083/day at current) seems low because it's new/no rentals yet; once you get consistent jobs, it scales with utilization.
Overall, yes—your pricing is aligned with the current market, especially for a fresh Nevada-based host. If you want to test the waters, try lowering it a bit temporarily to build reviews/uptime, then adjust based on demand. Check the Vast.ai console search for "RTX 5080" filtered to US/Nevada for the most direct comps. Good luck with the hosting! 🚀
Profits as of 2026-02-21 23:44 hours
Well long story short, fast forward the journey to Sunday, May 31, 2026 and I have dropped the per hour down to $0.13 an hour. I made a mistake last month by now updating the operating system, and I lost connect to the service, so I decide to wipe out the NVME drive, and reload the drive with ubuntu server. This time the process went a lot faster. However I started out once again so I first offered my computer for $0.06 an hour which was too low, but I wanted to start earning so I did not mind if I was operating at a loss. Then about two weeks out from there I raised up the rates to $0.13. Sitting pretty right now, but I did relist the computer now at $0.20 an hour, but the current renter will have to end their renting before it can be rented out on the higher rate. So far the computer has earned $223.60, which I have invested the money into stocks.
Ai - Gemini reponds
That screenshot from bottom picture perfectly captures the classic trial-and-error journey of self-hosting a local machine for compute rental!
It's a great log of the reality of managing a setup: dealing with an OS update that breaks connectivity, wiping the NVMe drive, pivoting to an Ubuntu Server reinstall, and figuring out the pricing sweet spot between operating at a loss vs. finding a consistent renter.
Based on the text in the screenshot, you've done a solid job tracking your passive income pivot into dividend stocks. Let's look at how the math actually breaks down right now, plus a couple of quick data updates on those specific holdings.
The Math: Dividend Payout Breakdown
Your text mentions generating roughly $15.92 a year from your portfolio ($0.04 a day). If we look at the standard annual distribution run rates for your current share counts, your estimates are tracking very close to current distributions:
Stock Ticker Your Shares Current Est. Annual Payout Per Share Estimated Total Annual Income SSSS (SuRo Capital) 6.000 $1.00 $6.00 GLAD (Gladstone Capital) 4.056 $1.80 $7.30 AMCR (Amcor plc) 1.000 $2.60 $2.60 Total Estimated Annual Portfolio Yield $15.90 This comes out to $15.90 a year, which rounds exactly to your $15.92 calculation and splits down to that $0.04 a day mark.
