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Nova Cloud vs Thunder Compute

Both Nova Cloud and Thunder Compute target developers with low-cost, pay-as-you-go GPUs, but Nova Cloud operates RTX-class GPUs in Western Canada while Thunder Compute focuses on A100 and H100 instances in the US.

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What's good about...

Nova Cloud logo Nova Cloud

  • Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
  • Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
  • Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
  • 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available

Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

  • RTX A6000, L40, A100 and H100, 1 to 8 GPUs
  • Per-minute billing, charged only while an instance runs
  • One-click VS Code and Cursor connections
  • MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex
  • 100 GB persistent disk per GPU, no egress fees

Price comparison

How do Nova Cloud's prices compare against Thunder Compute?

Block Storage

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$21.60 / mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
On-Demand

Available Models

Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4.

Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
RTX PRO 6000(20) RTX 5090(20)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100(4) A100(4) RTX A6000(1) L40(4)

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 Nova Cloud and Thunder Compute offer:

Service Nova Cloud Thunder Compute
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers

Company details

Website
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
nova-cloud.ai
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
www.thundercompute.com
Headquarters
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
Canada CA flag
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
United States of America US flag
Founded
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
2018
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
2024
Data Center Locations
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
1
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
1
Example Customers
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 11, 2026.