TensorWave logo TensorWave vs Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

What's good about each

  • MI300X, MI325X and MI355X, with MI455X reservable
  • Managed Kubernetes and Slurm on bare metal
  • Parallel network storage with NFS and S3 access
  • 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 TensorWave 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

TensorWave and Thunder Compute each offer 4 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.

GPU TensorWave Thunder Compute Difference
AMD logo MI355X 1 config $2.95 /GPU/hr Custom -- TensorWave only
AMD logo MI300X 1 config $1.71 /GPU/hr Custom -- TensorWave only
AMD logo MI325X 1 config $2.25 /GPU/hr Custom -- TensorWave only
AMD logo MI455X 1 config -- On request -- TensorWave only
Nvidia logo H100 4 configs -- $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out Thunder Compute only
Nvidia logo A100 4 configs -- $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand Thunder Compute 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

TensorWave bills custom; Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.

Services

Managed services each provider offers.

Service TensorWave Thunder Compute
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Kubernetes

Compliance

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

Framework TensorWave Thunder Compute
SOC 2 Type II --
ISO 27001 Yes --
HIPAA Yes --
GDPR Yes 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 TensorWave Thunder Compute
Founded 2023 2024
Headquarters USA USA
Locations 2 1
Example customers -- Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health
Website tensorwave.com www.thundercompute.com

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Our data for TensorWave was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 2, 2026.