Lambda 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: Lambda $3.99 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.79 (20%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lambda 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 | Lambda | Thunder Compute | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $3.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.20 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 (20%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $2.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 (61%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.74 (68%) | Thunder Compute |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Lambda $3.99 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.79 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lambda $2.79 vs Thunder Compute $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $1.70 (61%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: Lambda $1.09 vs Thunder Compute $0.35 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.74 (68%) 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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