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Gcore vs Thunder Compute

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What's good about...

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

  • Offers fast GPUs at low prices, including A100 and H100 instances
  • Simple, pay-as-you-go, transparent pricing model
  • Customizable instance specs (CPUs, RAM, disk)

Price comparison

How do Gcore's prices compare against Thunder Compute?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g1-standard-1-2)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$71.14 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g1-standard-4-8)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Gcore Gcore
$142.37 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g1-standard-8-16)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Gcore Gcore
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$10.00 / mo 100 GB · $0.1 per GB/month

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Gcore Gcore
$47.67 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Gcore Gcore
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Gcore Gcore
$7.72 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Gcore Gcore
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100 $2.66 $3.19 A100 $1.49 $1.09

Billing Options

Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustom
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
On-Demand

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Gcore offers 6 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4.

Gcore Gcore
H100(1) A100(1) H200(1) L40S(1) B300(1) GB300(1)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100(4) A100(4) RTX A6000(1) L40(4)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Gcore and Thunder Compute offer:

Service Gcore Thunder Compute
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Object Storage
Serverless Functions
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Gcore Gcore
gcore.com
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
www.thundercompute.com
Headquarters
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
United States of America
Founded
Gcore Gcore
2014
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
2024
Data Center Locations
Gcore Gcore
53
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
1
Example Customers
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health

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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Aug. 21, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Aug. 22, 2026.