What is the difference between Lium.io and Thunder Compute?

Lium.io and Thunder Compute are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Lium.io or Thunder Compute?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Lium.io and Thunder Compute?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 22 different GPU models across both Lium.io and Thunder Compute, with 0 models available from both providers.

Lium.io vs Thunder Compute

Compare GPU pricing between Lium.io and Thunder Compute. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Lium.io

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Thunder Compute

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Lium.io GPUs

Thunder Compute GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.58/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 22Both available: 4Lium.io: 22Thunder Compute: 4

Showing 15 of 22 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 11:58:00 PM

GPU Model ↑	Lium.io Price	Thunder Compute Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.ioThunder Compute	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$1.09/hr	↓$0.09(8.3%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Thunder Compute $1.09/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.09(8.3%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io	$5.50/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io $5.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.ioThunder Compute	$1.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$3.20/hr	↓$1.71(53.4%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Thunder Compute $3.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.71(53.4%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io	$3.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io $3.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io	$4.00/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io $4.00/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.ioThunder Compute	$0.33/hr★ Best 2x GPU	$0.79/hr	↓$0.46(58.2%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.33/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Thunder Compute $0.79/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.46(58.2%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.38/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.38/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.19/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.19/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.35/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.35/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.62/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.62/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.69/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.69/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.ioThunder Compute	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$1.09/hr	↓$0.09(8.3%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Thunder Compute $1.09/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.09(8.3%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io	$5.50/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io $5.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.ioThunder Compute	$1.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	$3.20/hr	↓$1.71(53.4%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Thunder Compute $3.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$1.71(53.4%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io	$3.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io $3.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io	$4.00/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io $4.00/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.ioThunder Compute	$0.33/hr★ Best 2x GPU	$0.79/hr	↓$0.46(58.2%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.33/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Thunder Compute $0.79/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.46(58.2%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Thunder Compute
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.38/hr★ Best 4x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.38/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.19/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.19/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.35/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.35/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.62/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.62/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.69/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.69/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed

Features Comparison

Lium.io

Diverse GPU Options
Offers a variety of NVIDIA GPUs including B300, B200, H200, H100, RTX PRO 6000, RTX 5090 and RTX 4090.
Secure and Spot Tiers
Every node is listed as Secure or Spot; Spot nodes are cheaper but may be interrupted without compensation.
Global Availability
Data centers in multiple countries including the US, Europe, and Australia.
Verified Machines
Lium checks every machine's GPUs and scores their performance before it is rented.
GPU Splitting
Nodes can be split so several renters each rent a whole number of a node's GPUs.
CLI, SDK and REST API
Headless CLI and Python SDK with JSON output, a REST API with scoped API keys and per-key USD budgets, and rent-by-spec under a price ceiling.

Thunder Compute

Rapid deployment
Spin up a dedicated cloud GPU in seconds.
Flexible configurations
Customize vCPUs, RAM, and storage.
Networking
Supports 7-10 Gbps networking speeds.
Development tools
Integrated VS Code extension for easier development.
Snapshot capabilities
Ability to take snapshots for later use.

Pros & Cons

Lium.io

Advantages

Per-second billing with no minimum rental and no commitment
Public machine-readable pricing for every model and every rentable node
Documented CLI, Python SDK and REST API
Multiple global locations for deployment

Considerations

Marketplace capacity: available GPUs and prices vary by provider and change continuously
Spot nodes may be interrupted without compensation
Prepaid balance required; pods stop when the balance runs out

Thunder Compute

Advantages

User-friendly interface
Quick scaling options
Integrated development environment

Considerations

Limited availability in regions
Potential performance variability depending on load

Compute Services

Lium.io

Thunder Compute

Pricing Options

Lium.io

Pay-as-you-go

Billed per second at the listed hourly rate from a prepaid balance, with no minimum rental and no commitment.

Secure Tier

The default tier; providers are penalized if a rental is interrupted.

Spot Tier

Cheaper nodes that may be interrupted without compensation.

Thunder Compute

Getting Started

Lium.io

Get Started

1
Sign Up
Create an account on lium.io and add an SSH key.
2
Top Up Balance
Add funds to your prepaid balance.
3
Choose a Node
Pick a GPU node by model, count, location and tier (Secure or Spot).
4
Deploy a Pod
Select a template and deploy, from the dashboard, the CLI, or the API.
5
Connect and Stop
Connect over SSH; billing stops when the pod is deleted.

Thunder Compute

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up for an account on the Thunder Compute platform.
2
Choose a template
Select a pre-built template for your AI workflow.
3
Customize your setup
Adjust the vCPUs, RAM, and storage as necessary.
4
Launch your instance
Start your GPU instance with a single click.
5
Connect to your environment
Use the VS Code extension to access your persistent environment.

Support & Global Availability

Lium.io

Global Regions

Available in Australia, United States, various European countries

Support

Email support@lium.io, or open a private ticket in #tickets on the official Lium Discord server (discord.gg/lium). Documentation at docs.lium.io, with a machine-readable index at docs.lium.io/llms.txt.

Thunder Compute

Global Regions

Available in the US and possibly other regions.

Support

24/7 support via email and chat.