Can a Vast.ai account balance stand in for this machine’s income today?
Balance is credit left on the account. Day income is the four-line report for one machine on the Hong Kong day. Both can be USD and still answer different questions. Adding the balance onto the day total counts credit still sitting on the account as this machine’s income today.
Keep machine-day income apart from the account balance
For what this machine reported today, read only the four-line total. Leave the balance on the account page. If the report is missing, do not fill the blank with the balance or with zero.
| Name | Question it answers | Added into the monitor total |
|---|---|---|
| Four day-income lines | USD reported for this machine on the Hong Kong day | This is the total |
| Account credit balance | Credit still available on the account | No |
| Another machine’s earnings | The four lines for that other Machine ID | Not merged into this one |
| Billing and invoices | Charges generated on the Billing page | No. Invoices stay on Vast’s Billing page |
No. On the Vast.ai monitor, this machine’s income for the day is its own four USD lines: GPU, storage, upload bandwidth, and download bandwidth. The account balance is credit still left on the account. The monitor does not add that balance into any machine’s total, and it does not substitute the balance when the report is missing.
Why two USD figures can be far apart
Balance can include top-ups, unused credit, or other account-level changes. The day total covers one Machine ID, one Hong Kong day, and only when all four lines are present. A higher figure on another machine is not merged into the machine you are viewing.
Invoices are created on Vast’s Billing page. The hosting overview says to open Billing and check Include Charges under Generate Billing History. That is a charge record, not the four lines on the monitor.
What to compare
- Confirm the Machine ID is the machine you mean, not another machine on the same account.
- Confirm all four lines are numbers and the window is the Hong Kong day.
- Open the balance only when the question is how much credit remains. Do not add it to the total.
What to do next
- If the total matches the four lines in the official report, use that number for this machine and this day.
- If the total is unknown, leave it unknown. Check whether the read key can see earnings. Do not copy the balance across.
- If you actually wanted one contract’s locked price, that is neither the balance nor the day total. Return to contracts.
Illustrative case
Illustrative, not a real account: the four lines are 1.20, 0.30, 0.10, and 0.05, so the day total is 1.65 USD. The same account shows a 40 USD balance, and another machine has its own earnings that day. The monitor still shows 1.65 for this machine. If the download line is missing, the figure stays unknown. It does not become 40, and it does not become 0.
Limits
The monitor does not show a withdrawable amount or predict a payout date. The hosting overview points signed-in hosts with at least one registered machine to Market Stats for price levels. That page is not this day total. Nothing here promises what hosting will earn.
Common questions
If the balance is 40 USD and the machine day total is 1.65 USD, which one do I use?
Use the question you need answered. For what this machine reported today, use the four-line total. For credit still on the account, use the balance. Both can be USD. Adding them counts the stock of credit again as today’s income.
If the earnings report will not open, can I fill the gap with the balance?
No. If the report is missing or the four lines are incomplete, the day total stays unknown. It is not the balance, and it is not zero. Get the report with a read key before you talk about this machine’s amount.
What if the Hong Kong day is not “today” in my time zone?
Match the official report to the Hong Kong day shown on the monitor. Do not treat another time zone’s calendar day as the same window. An invoice period on the Billing page is not this day total either.