AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Thunder Compute (YC S24)
Self-host AI/ML with the world's cheapest GPU cloud
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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General Compute▲315AI models that run on an inference cloud optimized for speed
May 2026 · generalcompute.com · its alternatives →
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Hey folks! We're Alex and Evan, and we're working on putting together a 512 H100 compute cluster for startups and researchers to train large generative models on. - it runs at the lowest possible margins (<$2.00/hr per H100) - designed for bursty training runs, so you can take say 128 H100s for a week - you don’t need to commit to multiple years of compute or pay for a year upfront Big labs like OpenAI and Deepmind have big clusters that support this kind of bursty allocation for their researchers, but startups so far have had to get very small clusters on very long term contracts, wait…
2023 · sfcompute.org · its alternatives →
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Affordable H100, H200, GB300, and B200 GPU compute for training, inference, and everything in between.
Sep 2026 · compute.cheap · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! I’m Jonathan from TensorDock. After 7 months in beta, we’re finally launching Core Cloud, our platform to deploy GPU virtual machines in as little as 45 seconds! https://www.tensordock.com/product-core Why? Training machine learning workloads at large clouds can be extremely expensive. This left us wondering, “how did cloud ever become more expensive than on-prem?” I’ve seen too many ML startups buy their own hardware. Cheaper dedicated servers with NVIDIA GPUs are not too hard to find, but they lack the functionality and scalability of the big clouds. We thought to…
2022 · tensordock.com · its alternatives →
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Greetings HN! This is Doruk from Oblivus, and I'm excited to announce the launch of our platform, Oblivus Cloud. After more than a year of beta testing, we're excited to offer you a platform where you can deploy affordable and scalable GPU virtual machines in as little as 30 seconds! https://oblivus.com/cloud - What sets Oblivus Cloud apart? At the start of our journey, we had two primary goals in mind: to democratize High-Performance Computing and make it as straightforward as possible. We understand that maintaining GPU servers through major cloud service providers can be…
2023 · oblivus.com · its alternatives →
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The world’s most powerful chip’ for AI
2024 · nvidia.com · its alternatives →
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Netmind Power▲272Hi HN, We just opened public access to Qwen3‑Coder‑480B‑A35B‑Instruct via a REST/SDK API. Why it might be interesting: - Fully open-source (Apache‑2.0): https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen3-Coder - 480B params (35B active MoE), long context up to 1M tokens with YaRN - Matches Claude Sonnet/GPT‑4o on SWE-Bench Verified (81.6%) - Free tier: 100K tokens/month
2023 · netmind.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, YC w24 company here. We just pivoted from drone delivery to build gpudeploy.com, a website that routes on-demand traffic for GPU instances to idle compute resources. The experience is similar to lambda labs, which we’ve really enjoyed for training our robotics models, but their GPUs are never available for on-demand. We are also trying to make it more no-nonsense (no hidden fees, no H100 behind “contact sales”, etc.). The tech to make this work is actually kind of nifty, we may do an in-depth HN post on that soon. Right now, we have H100s, a few RTX 4090s and a GTX 1080 Ti online.…
2024 · gpudeploy.com · its alternatives →
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Cloudgov.ai▲107Your Gen AI agent for multicloud cost management
2024 · cloudgov.ai · its alternatives →
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How we built native x402 payable API support so AI agents can run simulations and pay per request — no human-in-the-loop billing setup required.
Jun 2026 · cloudworldmodel.ai · its alternatives →
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Trying to get a better understanding for the economics of compute, started with a tracker. Most importantly, it needs more data. Anything else I should add?
2025 · computeprices.com · its alternatives →
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crunr ▲106Launch and run any compute job on AWS with 1 command
May 2026 · crunr.com · its alternatives →
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Affordable and reliable GPU directly from data center owners
2025 · cloudrift.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi, This is Dan and Genevieve from Burstable AI. We've iterated and made a 45 degree pivot, taking what we learned from developing burst (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28191459) to introduce a cloud service that provides access to a GPU-enabled machine using Jupyterlab to provide notebooks, shell access, and a code/text editor. GPU access is measured and the first 50 hours are free. This is *not* a platform to do crypto mining or run weeks of model training for free. We are focused on the R & D phase of modern AI/ML, where developers/scientists are…
2022 · cloudburst.host · its alternatives →
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Clever Grid▲117Easy to use and fairly priced GPUs for Machine Learning
2019 · clevergrid.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, We’ve launched a GPU cloud platform offering on-demand access to high-end GPUs — with pricing starting at $0.79/hr, no queue, and no preemption. What we offer: - On-demand H100, H200, and B200 instances - H200 pricing from $0.79/hr - Multi-region support: US, Singapore, and Europe - No queuing, no bidding, and no interruptions - Used by AI startups, researchers, and open-source developers Try it: https://hpc-ai.com/?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=post&ut... We built this after facing our own frustrations with high prices and long wait times on other…
2025 · hpc-ai.com · its alternatives →
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GPU Rates▲12I built a site to compare on-demand GPU prices across different providers and regions. Hopefully, it'll be helpful for ML developers and researchers.
2025 · gpurates.ai · its alternatives →
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Turn your GPU infrastructure into a profitable AI cloud
Sep 2026 · hosted.ai · its alternatives →
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Compare real-time cloud GPU pricing across 31 providers. Prices from $0.01/hr, updated every 60 seconds. Find the cheapest H100, A100, and RTX 4090 instances.
Jan 2026 · gpuperhour.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · paylesstoaws.com · its alternatives →
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Easilly compare cloud instances (AWS, GCP, Azure and more)
2021 · cloudoptimizer.io · its alternatives →
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