Runpod vs Thunder Compute

In this page:

What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Runpod

Affordable GPUs in various configurations
Packed with features: hot-reloading, managed containers, logging & monitoring
Available in 30+ regions across the world

Thunder Compute

Offers affordable cloud GPUs, including A100 and H100 instances.
Simple, pay-as-you-go pricing model.
Focused on maximizing hardware utilization to provide lower costs.

Price comparison

How do Runpod's prices compare against Thunder Compute?

Example configuration	Runpod	Thunder Compute
VM Small	$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)	--
VM Medium	$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)	--
VM Large	$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)	--
Block Storage	$10.00 / mo 100 GB	$15.00 / mo $0.15 per GB/month 100 GB
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	Free and unlimited	--

Runpod GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
RTX A5000 (community cloud)	1x A5000	24GB	3	25GB	$0.16	Source
A30	1x A30	24GB	8	31GB	$0.22	Source
RTX A4000	1x A4000	16GB	4	20GB	$0.32	Source
A4500	1x A4500	20GB	4	29GB	$0.34	Source
A5000	1x A5000	24GB	4	24GB	$0.36	Source
A40	1x A40	48GB	9	50GB	$0.39	Source
A6000	1x A6000	48GB	8	50GB	$0.49	Source
RTX4090	1x RTX 4090	24GB	5	30GB	$0.69	Source
A6000 Ada	1x A6000	48GB	14	62GB	$0.77	Source
L40S	1x L40S	48GB	12	62GB	$0.86	Source
RTX 5090	1x RTX 5090	32GB	14	62GB	$0.89	Source
L40	1x L40S	48GB	8	94GB	$0.99	Source
A100 PCIe	1x A100	80GB	8	117GB	$1.64	Source
RTX PRO 6000	1x RTX Pro 6000	96GB	16	282GB	$1.79	Source
A100 SXM	1x A100	80GB	16	125GB	$1.89	Source
MI250	1x MI250	128GB	--	--	$2.10	Source
H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	16	188GB	$2.39	Source
H100 SXM	1x H100	80GB	16	125GB	$2.99	Source
MI300X	1x MI300X	192GB	24	283GB	$2.99	Source
H200 SXM	1x H200	141GB	--	--	$3.99	Source
B200	1x B200	180GB	28	283GB	$7.99	Source

Thunder Compute GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
Tesla T4	1x T4	16GB	4	32GB	$0.27	Source
A100 (40GB)	1x A100	40GB	4	32GB	$0.57	Source
A100 (80GB)	1x A100	80GB	4	32GB	$0.78	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	4	32GB	$1.47	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Runpod and Thunder Compute offer:

Service	Runpod	Thunder Compute
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers		--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

Company details

	Runpod	Thunder Compute
Website	www.runpod.io	thundercompute.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2022	2024
Data Center Locations	24	1
Example Customers	Defined.AI, Otovo, Abzu, Aftershoot, OpenCV	KronosAI, Abbvie

	Runpod
Website	www.runpod.io
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2022
Data Center Locations	24
Example Customers	Defined.AI, Otovo, Abzu, Aftershoot, OpenCV