TheAI Cloud
vs
Thunder Compute
What's good about each
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Reserved terms from 1 to 24 months
- 400G InfiniBand per GPU on B300 nodes
- 3TB DDR5 per node, up to 32TB local NVMe
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | TheAI Cloud | 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
TheAI Cloud offers 2 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | TheAI Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
5 configs
|
$4.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | -- | TheAI Cloud only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$3.20 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | TheAI Cloud only |
|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
TheAI Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months); Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | TheAI Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers |
Company details
| Fact | TheAI Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | -- | 2024 |
| Headquarters | UAE | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | cloud.theai.com | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for TheAI Cloud was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 12, 2026.