Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute vs Together AI logo Together AI

What's good about each

  • 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
  • Per-minute billing with transparent pricing
  • High-performance GPUs including H100, H200, and GB200
  • Support for 200+ open-source AI models
  • Both serverless and dedicated cluster options

Price comparison

Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.

Service Thunder Compute Together AI Difference
Block storage $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included -- Not listed
Egress Free and unlimited -- Not listed

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

Thunder Compute offers 4 GPU models, while Together AI offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.

GPU Thunder Compute Together AI Difference
Nvidia logo H100 4 configs · 4 configs $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out $1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand 38% cheaper on Together AI
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
Nvidia logo B300 1 config -- $4.99 /GPU/hr On-demand Together AI only
Nvidia logo B200 4 configs -- $4.09 /GPU/hr On-demand Together AI only
Nvidia logo H200 4 configs -- $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand Together AI only
Nvidia logo GB200 1 config -- -- On request Together AI only
Nvidia logo GB300 1 config -- -- On request Together AI only

Thunder Compute bills on-demand; Together AI bills on-demand and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.

Services

Managed services each provider offers.

Service Thunder Compute Together AI
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers

Compliance

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

Framework Thunder Compute Together AI
SOC 2 -- Type II
ISO 27001 -- 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 Thunder Compute Together AI
Founded 2024 2020
Headquarters USA USA
Locations 1 26
Example customers Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health Pika Labs, Nexusflow, Arcee AI
Website www.thundercompute.com together.ai

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