Modal 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: Modal $3.95 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.75 (19%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Modal 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 | Modal | Thunder Compute | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $3.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $3.20 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.75 (19%) | Thunder Compute |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $2.50 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.41 (56%) | Thunder Compute |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Modal $3.95 vs Thunder Compute $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $0.75 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Modal $2.50 vs Thunder Compute $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Thunder Compute is $1.41 (56%) 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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