Thunder Compute
vs
Vast.ai
Vast.ai lists GPUs from independent hosts, each setting its own rate, with interruptible bidding. Thunder Compute runs its own instances at fixed rates, billed per minute.
What's good about each
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- Host reliability ratings and GPU performance benchmarks
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Thunder Compute | Vast.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 Vast.ai offers 61. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Thunder Compute | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 50 configs
|
$3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
A100
4 configs · 65 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.5x more expensive on Thunder Compute |
|
RTX A6000
1 config · 12 configs
|
$0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | 25% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
L40
4 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Thunder Compute only |
|
B200
16 configs
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
80 configs
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
H200
19 configs
|
-- | $1.32 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 5090
130 configs
|
-- | $0.23 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
96 configs
|
-- | $0.17 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
L40S
8 configs
|
-- | $0.20 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Thunder Compute bills on-demand; Vast.ai bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 or 48 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Thunder Compute | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers |
Company details
| Fact | Thunder Compute | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 10 |
| Example customers | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.thundercompute.com | vast.ai |
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Our data for Thunder Compute was last updated on Sept. 15, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Sept. 15, 2026.