Production Mode
Premium GPU access with maximum compatibility and predictable performance for production workloads
Production mode provisions a standard virtual machine (VM) on Thunder Compute with all low-level execution optimizations disabled. While this results in a higher hourly cost than the Prototyping tier, it guarantees maximum compatibility, predictable performance, and uninterrupted runtime.
When to choose Production mode
- Long-running training jobs
- High-availability inference services
- Multi-GPU workloads
- Workloads that rely on graphics, custom kernels, or other components that are incompatible with the Prototyping tier
Mode-Specific Configuration
Production mode uses the same infrastructure specifications as Prototyping mode, but with all low-level optimizations disabled for maximum compatibility.
For detailed hardware specifications, networking, and pre-installed software, see the Technical Specifications documentation.
Production Mode Benefits
- Full compatibility: All CUDA operations and libraries work as expected
- Predictable performance: No performance variability from optimizations
- Hardware metrics: Accurate temperature, wattage, and utilization reporting
- Graphics support: Full support for OpenGL, Vulkan, and FFMPEG
Switching between tiers
- Stop the instance.
- Select the desired tier in the CLI (
thunder instance modify --mode production), the web console, or the VS Code extension. - Start the instance.
The operation takes a few seconds and does not affect data stored on attached volumes. You can switch back at any time.