GMI Cloud
vs
Thunder Compute
What's good about each
- Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, up to GB200 NVL72
- Single-tenant GPUs as bare metal or Kubernetes containers
- GPU regions in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Inference API for open models on the same platform
- Per-minute billing, nothing charged while an instance is stopped
- Per-second GPU sandboxes, each its own Firecracker microVM
- MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex
- 100 GB persistent disk per GPU, no egress fees
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | GMI Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $21.90 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | 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
GMI Cloud offers 5 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | GMI Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$2.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 19% cheaper on GMI Cloud |
|
B200
1 config
|
$5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GMI Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GMI Cloud only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | GMI Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$8.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | GMI Cloud only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute 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 |
GMI Cloud bills on-demand; Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | GMI Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers |
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 | GMI Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Trend Micro, Reflection AI, OpenRouter, Higgsfield, Utopai Studios | NYU Langone Health, MIT, ETH Zürich, UC Berkeley, Theseus, Conduit, InstaLILY |
| Website | www.gmicloud.ai | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for GMI Cloud was last updated on Nov. 2, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Nov. 2, 2026.