What's good about...
Shadeform
- Launch instances anywhere with a single console and API
- Leverage a multi-cloud set up, without the hassle
- You can reserve instances in advance to ensure GPU availability
- Free to use, zero mark-up fees
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 Shadeform's prices compare against Thunder Compute?
| Example configuration |
Shadeform
|
Thunder Compute
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | $15.00 / mo $0.15 per GB/month 100 GB |
Shadeform does not charge any fees to use their marketplace. You pay the same price as using the cloud providers directly.
Here are some example configurations:
| GPU | VRAM | Price range (per hour) |
|---|---|---|
| Nvidia A4000 | 16 GB | $0.30-0.80 |
| Nvidia A6000 | 48 GB | $0.57-1.93 |
| Nvidia V100 | 16 GB | $0.69-3.06 |
| Nvidia L40S | 48 GB | $0.99-1.15 |
| Nvidia A100 | 40 GB | $1.29-3.19 |
| Nvidia H100 | 80 GB | $2.48-5.99 |
You can view the full list here.
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 Shadeform and Thunder Compute offer:
| Service |
Shadeform
|
Thunder Compute
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Shadeform
|
Thunder Compute
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | shadeform.ai | thundercompute.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2023 | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 1 |
| Example Customers | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 | KronosAI, Abbvie |
|
Shadeform
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | shadeform.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Data Center Locations | -- |
| Example Customers | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
|
Thunder Compute
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | thundercompute.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | 1 |
| Example Customers | KronosAI, Abbvie |
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Our data for Shadeform was last updated on May 6, 2025, and for Thunder Compute on June 7, 2025.