CoreWeave vs Thunder Compute
As of , Thunder Compute lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: CoreWeave $6.16 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $2.96 (48%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of CoreWeave 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.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | CoreWeave | Thunder Compute | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $6.16 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.20 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.96 (48%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $2.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.61 (60%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA L40 | $1.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.46 (37%) | Thunder Compute |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | CoreWeave | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.44 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 captured | — |
| NVIDIA L40 | $0.78 captured | — |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: CoreWeave $6.16 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $2.96 (48%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: CoreWeave $2.70 vs Thunder Compute $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $1.61 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40: CoreWeave $1.25 vs Thunder Compute $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.46 (37%) 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.
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