How we cut GPU
costs by 80%
How we cut GPU costs by 80%
Why the same A100 is 5x cheaper on Thunder Compute
One platform from prototype to training at-scale
One platform from prototype to training at-scale
One platform from prototype to training at-scale
Our proprietary orchestration layer lets us offer the cheapest GPUs for prototyping
Our proprietary orchestration layer lets us offer the cheapest GPUs for prototyping
Our proprietary orchestration layer lets us offer the cheapest GPUs for prototyping
Cheap prototyping
Our proprietary orchestration layer improves utilization for prototyping instances, giving you the cheapest GPU access anywhere
Cheap prototyping
Our proprietary orchestration layer improves utilization for prototyping instances, giving you the cheapest GPU access anywhere
Cheap prototyping
Our proprietary orchestration layer improves utilization for prototyping instances, giving you the cheapest GPU access anywhere
Simple user experience
We take away the complexity of managing cloud GPUs, giving you one-click access to GPUs in VSCode.
Simple user experience
We take away the complexity of managing cloud GPUs, giving you one-click access to GPUs in VSCode.
Simple user experience
We take away the complexity of managing cloud GPUs, giving you one-click access to GPUs in VSCode.
Scalable environment
When you're done prototyping, scale up with one command without any changes to your environment. If you need to debug, scaling down is equally easy.
Scalable environment
When you're done prototyping, scale up with one command without any changes to your environment. If you need to debug, scaling down is equally easy.
Scalable environment
When you're done prototyping, scale up with one command without any changes to your environment. If you need to debug, scaling down is equally easy.
FAQs
How much cheaper are Thunder Compute A100s?
Our A100-40 GB prototyping instances cost just $0.57/hr and A100-80 GB only $0.78/hr—over 80 % less than AWS, GCP, and Azure. This is 50% cheaper than the cheapest other cloud providers.
What is Thunder Compute?
Thunder Compute is a Y-Combinator-backed platform delivering cheap cloud GPUs for startups, students, researchers, and data scientists. We provide cloud GPU instances for prototyping through production, with a proprietary software stack that gives us the cheapest prices in the industry.
Why does Thunder Compute have separate prototyping and production instances?
Prototyping instances run our proprietary orchestration stack and are the cheapest option to access cloud GPUs. Prototyping instances are in beta and may not be compatible with all libraries. Production instances provide less savings (albeit still at extremely competitive rates), with more flexibility with configurations up to 8 GPUs and full compatibility with any GPU program. You can easily switch back and forth between prototyping and production GPUs. Start with a cheap prototyping instance and scale if/when you need with one command.
How does Thunder Compute lower my cloud GPU costs?
We built a proprietary software stack to maximize the utilization of our prototyping GPUs, eliminating idle time. This increase in utilization lets each GPU do more, slashing the effective cost from roughly $3.50/hr to as low as $0.57/hr for an A100-40 GB.
Who should use Thunder Compute's cheap cloud GPUs?
Data scientists, ML researchers, AI-first startups, and students who need reliable, affordable GPU rentals for training, fine-tuning, or inference.
How do I launch an A100 or T4 instance?
Follow the quickstart guide in our documentation to launch an instance in 60 seconds.
Can Thunder Compute integrate with my existing cloud or on-prem GPUs?
Yes. At a sufficient scale (~$100k+ monthly GPU spend, 500+ on-prem GPUs), we can install our software in your VPC or data center to cut your current GPU bill. Contact us to discuss details.
How much cheaper are Thunder Compute A100s?
Our A100-40 GB prototyping instances cost just $0.57/hr and A100-80 GB only $0.78/hr—over 80 % less than AWS, GCP, and Azure. This is 50% cheaper than the cheapest other cloud providers.
What is Thunder Compute?
Thunder Compute is a Y-Combinator-backed platform delivering cheap cloud GPUs for startups, students, researchers, and data scientists. We provide cloud GPU instances for prototyping through production, with a proprietary software stack that gives us the cheapest prices in the industry.
Why does Thunder Compute have separate prototyping and production instances?
Prototyping instances run our proprietary orchestration stack and are the cheapest option to access cloud GPUs. Prototyping instances are in beta and may not be compatible with all libraries. Production instances provide less savings (albeit still at extremely competitive rates), with more flexibility with configurations up to 8 GPUs and full compatibility with any GPU program. You can easily switch back and forth between prototyping and production GPUs. Start with a cheap prototyping instance and scale if/when you need with one command.
How does Thunder Compute lower my cloud GPU costs?
We built a proprietary software stack to maximize the utilization of our prototyping GPUs, eliminating idle time. This increase in utilization lets each GPU do more, slashing the effective cost from roughly $3.50/hr to as low as $0.57/hr for an A100-40 GB.
Who should use Thunder Compute's cheap cloud GPUs?
Data scientists, ML researchers, AI-first startups, and students who need reliable, affordable GPU rentals for training, fine-tuning, or inference.
How do I launch an A100 or T4 instance?
Follow the quickstart guide in our documentation to launch an instance in 60 seconds.
Can Thunder Compute integrate with my existing cloud or on-prem GPUs?
Yes. At a sufficient scale (~$100k+ monthly GPU spend, 500+ on-prem GPUs), we can install our software in your VPC or data center to cut your current GPU bill. Contact us to discuss details.
How much cheaper are Thunder Compute A100s?
Our A100-40 GB prototyping instances cost just $0.57/hr and A100-80 GB only $0.78/hr—over 80 % less than AWS, GCP, and Azure. This is 50% cheaper than the cheapest other cloud providers.
What is Thunder Compute?
Thunder Compute is a Y-Combinator-backed platform delivering cheap cloud GPUs for startups, students, researchers, and data scientists. We provide cloud GPU instances for prototyping through production, with a proprietary software stack that gives us the cheapest prices in the industry.
Why does Thunder Compute have separate prototyping and production instances?
Prototyping instances run our proprietary orchestration stack and are the cheapest option to access cloud GPUs. Prototyping instances are in beta and may not be compatible with all libraries. Production instances provide less savings (albeit still at extremely competitive rates), with more flexibility with configurations up to 8 GPUs and full compatibility with any GPU program. You can easily switch back and forth between prototyping and production GPUs. Start with a cheap prototyping instance and scale if/when you need with one command.
How does Thunder Compute lower my cloud GPU costs?
We built a proprietary software stack to maximize the utilization of our prototyping GPUs, eliminating idle time. This increase in utilization lets each GPU do more, slashing the effective cost from roughly $3.50/hr to as low as $0.57/hr for an A100-40 GB.
Who should use Thunder Compute's cheap cloud GPUs?
Data scientists, ML researchers, AI-first startups, and students who need reliable, affordable GPU rentals for training, fine-tuning, or inference.
How do I launch an A100 or T4 instance?
Follow the quickstart guide in our documentation to launch an instance in 60 seconds.
Can Thunder Compute integrate with my existing cloud or on-prem GPUs?
Yes. At a sufficient scale (~$100k+ monthly GPU spend, 500+ on-prem GPUs), we can install our software in your VPC or data center to cut your current GPU bill. Contact us to discuss details.