Gcore
vs
Thunder Compute
What's good about each
- Cloud regions on six continents
- Free egress from virtual machines and bare metal
- Per-minute billing, only while a VM runs
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- CDN and DDoS protection on the same account
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Gcore | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.72 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $46.91 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $93.83 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | |
| Object storage | $52.26 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $17.15 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $7.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage | Free and unlimited |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Gcore offers 6 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Gcore | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 46% cheaper on Gcore |
|
A100
5 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 23% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
B300
1 config
|
$6.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$3.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Gcore only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$1.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
Gcore bills on-demand; Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Gcore | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg | USA |
| Locations | 33 | 1 |
| Example customers | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | gcore.com | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 2, 2026.