Sesterce logo Sesterce vs Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

What's good about each

  • Wide selection of Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs
  • Provides both virtualized GPU instances and dedicated bare-metal clusters
  • Specializes in infrastructure for AI/ML model training and inference
  • Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
  • 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 Sesterce 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

Sesterce offers 23 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.

GPU Sesterce Thunder Compute Difference
Nvidia logo H100 34 configs · 4 configs $2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out 14% cheaper on Sesterce
Nvidia logo A100 44 configs · 4 configs $1.49 /GPU/hr On-demand $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand 27% cheaper on Thunder Compute
Nvidia logo RTX A6000 26 configs · 1 config $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand 36% cheaper on Thunder Compute
Nvidia logo L40 8 configs · 4 configs $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand 18% cheaper on Thunder Compute
Nvidia logo B300 6 configs $4.95 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out -- Sesterce only
Nvidia logo B200 10 configs $4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out -- Sesterce only
Nvidia logo RTX PRO 6000 18 configs $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out -- Sesterce only
Nvidia logo H200 12 configs $4.40 /GPU/hr On-demand -- Sesterce only
Nvidia logo RTX 5090 6 configs $0.71 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out -- Sesterce only
Nvidia logo RTX 4090 7 configs $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand -- Sesterce only

Sesterce 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 Sesterce Thunder Compute
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers

Compliance

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

Framework Sesterce 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 Sesterce Thunder Compute
Founded 2018 2024
Headquarters France USA
Locations 43 1
Example customers -- Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health
Website www.sesterce.com www.thundercompute.com

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