Google Cloud
vs
Thunder Compute
What's good about each
- Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
- BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
- 40+ data centers around the world
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 5.3x more expensive on Thunder Compute |
| Object storage | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $93.60 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $35.28 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $29.44 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Depends on service | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | 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
Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
24 configs · 4 configs
|
$11.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.5x more expensive on Google Cloud |
|
A100
36 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.4x more expensive on Google Cloud |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
L4
32 configs
|
$0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
48 configs
|
$1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud 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 |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Google Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 40 | 1 |
| Example customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | cloud.google.com | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 11, 2026.