Thunder Compute
vs
Wasabi
What's good about each
- Per-minute billing, nothing charged while an instance is stopped
- Per-second GPU sandboxes, each its own Firecracker microVM
- MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex
- 100 GB persistent disk per GPU, no egress fees
- Simple, predictable pricing
- No fees for API requests
- Free egress within fair-use limits (up to 1x stored volume per month)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Thunder Compute | Wasabi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $21.90 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $7.99 /mo 1 TB, data transfer within fair-use policy | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | Free within fair-use policy |
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. We don't currently list GPU prices for Wasabi.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Thunder Compute | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Object Storage |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Thunder Compute | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Data centers only |
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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 15 |
| Example customers | NYU Langone Health, MIT, ETH Zürich, UC Berkeley, Theseus, Conduit, InstaLILY | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
| Website | www.thundercompute.com | wasabi.com |
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Our data for Thunder Compute was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for Wasabi on Sept. 18, 2026.