Runpod
vs
Thunder Compute
Both rent A100, A6000, H100 and L40 GPUs with block storage. Runpod adds B200 to B300 nodes, containers, notebooks and community hosts, while Thunder Compute rents virtualized instances from Canada billed per minute.
What's good about each
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Runpod | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 54% cheaper on Runpod |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
Runpod offers 35 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Runpod | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
14 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 19% cheaper on Runpod |
|
A100
11 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on Runpod |
|
RTX A6000
4 configs · 1 config
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
L40
5 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on Runpod |
|
B300
4 configs
|
$7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
7 configs
|
$1.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod only |
|
H200
8 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
3 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Runpod only |
|
RTX 4090
3 configs
|
$0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Runpod only |
Runpod 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 | Runpod | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Runpod | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 33 | 1 |
| Example customers | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | www.runpod.io | www.thundercompute.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Runpod was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 2, 2026.