What's good about...
Lium
- Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
- Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
- Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
- CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents
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 Lium's prices compare against Thunder Compute?
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Lium Pricing Details
Lium bills per minute with no hourly minimum, against a prepaid balance.
GPU Fleet Overview
Same GPU, Both Providers
On-demand price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
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Available Models
Lium offers 10 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4.
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Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Lium and Thunder Compute offer:
Company details
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| Website | lium.io | www.thundercompute.com |
| Headquarters |
United States of America 
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United States of America
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| Founded | 2024 | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | 1 |
| Example Customers | -- | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
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Our data for Lium was last updated on Sept. 8, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 8, 2026.