Thunder Compute 🇺🇸
Low cost GPU machines for developers, researchers, and students
Thunder Compute is a Y-Combinator-backed (S24) platform delivering cheap cloud GPUs for startups, students, researchers, and data scientists. They leverage a proprietary software stack to maximize hardware utilization, aiming to reduce idle time and pass the cost savings on to customers.
Example customers include KronosAI, Abbvie.
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What's good about 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.
Thunder Compute pricing examples
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Block Storage | $15.00 / mo $0.15 per GB/month 100 GB |
GPUs are available in the following configurations:
| 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. You can find Thunder Compute's latest pricing here.
Which services does Thunder Compute offer
Data center locations
Based on our records, Thunder Compute has 1 data center locations:
| Slug | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| us-ia-1 | USA 🇺🇸 | Iowa |
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Our data for Thunder Compute was last updated on June 7, 2025.