GPU.ai vs Thunder Compute

As of November 5, 2026, GPU.ai and Thunder Compute each list the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: GPU.ai $2.54 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.66 (21%) cheaper.

On-demand, per GPU-hour

Each price links to the pricing page it was read from and says when it was read.
GPU	GPU.ai	Thunder Compute	Difference	Cheaper
NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only	$2.54 from captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$3.20 captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$0.66 (21%)	GPU.ai
NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92	$1.23 from captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$1.09 captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$0.14 (11%)	Thunder Compute
NVIDIA L40 median $0.97 · 11 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.78 from	$0.78 from captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$0.79 captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$0.01 (1%)	GPU.ai
NVIDIA RTX A6000 median $0.59 · 21 providers · lowest Thunder Compute $0.35	$0.40 from captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$0.35 captured Nov 5, 00:40 UTC Deploy ↗	$0.05 (13%)	Thunder Compute

How this is compared

Cloud GPU rental prices of GPU.ai and Thunder Compute, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.

GPU by GPU

NVIDIA H100 SXM: GPU.ai $2.54 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.66 (21%) cheaper.
NVIDIA A100 80GB: GPU.ai $1.23 vs Thunder Compute $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.14 (11%) cheaper.
NVIDIA L40: GPU.ai $0.78 vs Thunder Compute $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $0.01 (1%) cheaper.
NVIDIA RTX A6000: GPU.ai $0.40 vs Thunder Compute $0.35 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.05 (13%) cheaper.

Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.

Data updated: November 5, 2026