RunPod vs Thunder Compute
As of , Thunder Compute lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: RunPod $3.99 (Secure Cloud) vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.79 (20%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  RunPod |  Thunder Compute | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $3.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $3.20 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 (20%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $1.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.70 (39%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA L40 median $0.97 · 11 providers · lowest GPU.ai $0.78 from | $0.82 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.03 (4%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 median $0.59 · 21 providers · lowest Thunder Compute $0.35 | $0.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.24 (41%) | Thunder Compute |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of RunPod 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: RunPod $3.99 (Secure Cloud) vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.79 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: RunPod $1.79 (Secure Cloud) vs Thunder Compute $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.70 (39%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40: RunPod $0.82 (Secure Cloud) vs Thunder Compute $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.03 (4%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: RunPod $0.59 (Secure Cloud) vs Thunder Compute $0.35 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.24 (41%) 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: