Google Cloud vs Thunder Compute
As of , Thunder Compute lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $6.60 (67%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud 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 | Google Cloud | Thunder Compute | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $9.80 us-west8 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.20 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.60 (67%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.84 (72%) | Thunder Compute |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $1.06 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.40 captured | — |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $6.60 (67%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1) vs Thunder Compute $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $2.84 (72%) 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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