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Thunder Compute vs Zenlayer

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What's good about...

Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

  • 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

Zenlayer logo Zenlayer

  • 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
  • Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
  • Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
  • Competitive GPU pricing

Price comparison

How do Thunder Compute's prices compare against Zenlayer?

VM Small

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$8.00 /mo 100 GB volume

Load Balancer

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Zenlayer Zenlayer
$32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Free and unlimited
Zenlayer Zenlayer
$4.50 Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
On-Demand
Zenlayer Zenlayer
On-Demand

Available Models

Thunder Compute offers 4 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1.

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100(4) A100(4) RTX A6000(1) L40(4)
Zenlayer Zenlayer
T4(2)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Thunder Compute and Zenlayer offer:

Service Thunder Compute Zenlayer
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
www.thundercompute.com
Zenlayer Zenlayer
cloud.zenlayer.com
Headquarters
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
United States of America US flag
Zenlayer Zenlayer
United States of America US flag
Founded
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
2024
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Data Center Locations
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
1
Zenlayer Zenlayer
22
Example Customers
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Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health
Zenlayer Zenlayer
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Our data for Thunder Compute was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Sept. 11, 2026.