Replicate logo Replicate vs Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

What's good about each

  • Run AI/ML models without having to manage the infrastructure
  • Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
  • Train and deploy custom models using Cog
  • 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

Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.

Service Replicate Thunder Compute Difference
Block storage -- Not listed $21.60 /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

Replicate offers 5 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.

GPU Replicate Thunder Compute Difference
Nvidia logo H100 4 configs · 4 configs $5.49 /GPU/hr On-demand $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out 42% cheaper on Thunder Compute
Nvidia logo A100 4 configs · 4 configs $5.04 /GPU/hr On-demand $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand 78% cheaper on Thunder Compute
Nvidia logo H200 4 configs $5.49 /GPU/hr On-demand -- Replicate only
Nvidia logo L40S 4 configs $3.51 /GPU/hr On-demand -- Replicate only
Nvidia logo T4 1 config $0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand -- Replicate only
Nvidia logo RTX A6000 1 config -- $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand Thunder Compute only
Nvidia logo L40 4 configs -- $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand Thunder Compute only

Replicate 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 Replicate Thunder Compute
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers

Compliance

Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.

Framework Replicate Thunder Compute
GDPR -- Yes

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 Replicate Thunder Compute
Founded 2019 2024
Headquarters USA USA
Locations -- 1
Example customers BuzzFeed, Labelbox, PhotoAI, Character.ai, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health
Website replicate.com www.thundercompute.com

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Our data for Replicate was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 2, 2026.