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the CLI and JavaScript client are published on npm." ], "score": 77 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/northflank.json", "live": { "slug": "northflank", "probe": { "target": "https://api.northflank.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:35.285038547Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 33, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 35, "p95ms24h": 198, "samples24h": 259, "samples30d": 2109, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 109, "ok": 109 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 125, "ok": 125 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.northflank.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T07:58:13.264340931Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@northflank/cli", "version": "0.13.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:22:35.066484465Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@northflank/js-client", "version": "0.11.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:22:35.928473419Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 5763, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://northflank.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:39:04.396861069Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://northflank.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:42.125610096Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "northflank.com", "registered": "2019-03-31", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/northflank.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:04.961258123Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://northflank.com/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:23.38969484Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "dded57d72d65" }, { "url": "https://northflank.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:29.465118201Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "83f74eaab49c" }, { "url": "https://northflank.com/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:25.713082793Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d3ee323ae832" }, { "url": "https://northflank.com/legal/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:27.469810163Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ead1ffa17ca6" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:35.285038547Z" } }, "answer": "Northflank scores 61.3 (C) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Thunder Compute leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "thunder-compute", "name": "Thunder Compute", "vendor": "Thunder Compute", "vendorUrl": "https://www.thundercompute.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "gpu-compute", "summary": "Thunder Compute is a US GPU cloud renting RTX A6000, L40, A100 and H100 instances by the minute and GPU sandboxes by the second. Agents use its REST API, a hosted MCP server with OAuth, or the `tnr` CLI.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thunder-compute", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thunder-compute.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thunder-compute.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/thunder-compute.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Thunder-Compute/thunder-cli", "license": "Proprietary service under Thunder Compute's Terms and Conditions. The `tnr` CLI on GitHub is MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "go", "name": "github.com/Thunder-Compute/thunder-cli" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "thunder-sandbox" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve. The hosted MCP server uses OAuth 2.0 with discovery. The first connection opens a browser to sign in and approve, tokens refresh, and the scopes are `instances:read`, `instances:write`, `snapshots:read`, `snapshots:write`, `sandboxes:read`, `sandboxes:write`, `billing:read` and `org:read`. The REST API takes a named API token as a Bearer header. Tokens are created and revoked one at a time in the console, or with the MCP `create_token` tool, and no token scopes were found. The CLI and the sandbox SDK read `TNR_API_TOKEN` for headless use. Price, specification, availability and template endpoints need no token.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "No general free tier. Instances are billed by the minute while they run, paid by saved card or preloaded credit that is non-refundable. Per GPU an hour on 9 October 2026, RTX A6000 is $0.35, L40 $0.79, A100 80 GB $1.09 and H100 $3.20. Sandboxes are billed by the second and need access enabled by the vendor. Students with a US university email get $20 of credit for A6000 and L40 GPUs. Reserved capacity is by quote (https://www.thundercompute.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$0.04 / vCPU-hr", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs corpus, the OpenAPI document or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 28, "popularity": { "githubStars": 34, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.thundercompute.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://www.thundercompute.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/openapi.json", "registryName": "io.github.Thunder-Compute/thunder-compute", "capabilities": [ "compute.gpu", "compute.containers" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "usage-priced", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "cli", "oauth", "api-key", "python", "go", "status-page", "card-required", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 56.1, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 576, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 48, "maintenance": 79, "payments": 20, "reliability": 65, "schema": 70, "security": 51, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The hosted MCP server signs in with OAuth and separate read and write scopes, and the REST API has a public OpenAPI 3.1 document with keyless price and availability endpoints. No rate limits, SLA or API changelog were found, instance creation has no idempotency key, and instances cannot be stopped, only deleted.", "bestFor": "Agents in coding tools that rent a single persistent GPU machine for development, fine-tuning or a model server, at low hourly prices and over MCP.", "strengths": [ "Hosted MCP server at `https://www.thundercompute.com/mcp` with OAuth and ten scopes that separate read from write for instances, snapshots and sandboxes", "Public OpenAPI 3.1 document with 41 operations, plus `llms.txt`, `llms-full.txt` and a Markdown copy of every docs page", "`GET /v2/pricing`, `GET /v2/specs` and `GET /v2/status` return prices, configurations and live availability without a token", "Section 28 of the terms, dated 28 September 2026, permits access by AI agents, scripts and SDKs through the account holder's own credentials", "The status page lists no incidents for July to October 2026 on its Website, API and Instances components" ], "weaknesses": [ "No rate limits, 429 guidance or SLA were found in the reviewed documentation, and the terms disclaim availability", "`POST /instances/create` has no idempotency key, so a retried launch can start a second billed instance", "Instances cannot be stopped. Pausing means taking a snapshot, deleting the instance and restoring later", "No general free tier. The $20 credit is limited to students with a US university email", "No security.txt or disclosure policy was found, and the SOC 2 Type II claim in `llms.txt` has no report or trust page linked", "The sub-processor list, last updated 27 August 2025, names Firebase for sign-in while the MCP docs name Stytch" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /v2/status` or the `get_availability` tool before creating an instance. Availability can change before launch, and creation fails when a type is sold out.", "List instances before retrying a failed create, because the call has no idempotency key.", "Pass `public_key` on create. If omitted, the response carries a generated private key that is returned once.", "To pause work, create a snapshot, delete the instance and later create a new instance from the snapshot. Snapshot storage keeps billing until deleted.", "For headless use set `TNR_API_TOKEN` to a token from the console. 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One GPU per instance" }, { "item": "L40 48 GB instance", "unit": "gpu-hour", "usd": 0.79, "note": "Billed per minute" }, { "item": "A100 80 GB instance", "unit": "gpu-hour", "usd": 1.09, "note": "Billed per minute. 4 and 8 GPU shapes cost $1.49 a GPU per the price endpoint" }, { "item": "H100 80 GB instance", "unit": "gpu-hour", "usd": 3.2, "note": "Billed per minute" }, { "item": "H100 80 GB sandbox", "unit": "gpu-hour", "usd": 2.95, "note": "Billed per second, plus vCPU and memory. Access on request" }, { "item": "A100 80 GB sandbox", "unit": "gpu-hour", "usd": 1.95, "note": "Billed per second, plus vCPU and memory. Access on request" }, { "item": "Extra instance vCPU", "unit": "vcpu-hour", "usd": 0.04, "note": "Above the vCPUs included with each GPU" }, { "item": "Sandbox vCPU", "unit": "vcpu-hour", "usd": 0.051, "note": "Memory is $0.016 per GiB an hour" }, { "item": "Instance disk above 100 GB per GPU", "unit": "gb-month", "usd": 0.219, "note": "Billed only while the instance runs" }, { "item": "Snapshot storage", "unit": "gb-month", "usd": 0.05, "note": "Kept until deleted" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Thunder GPU, Inc.", "domain": "thundercompute.com", "domainRegistered": "2024-02-29", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.thundercompute.com/terms-and-conditions", "privacy": "https://www.thundercompute.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.thundercompute.com", "changelog": "https://github.com/Thunder-Compute/thunder-cli/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions, last updated 28 September 2026, name Thunder GPU, Inc., doing business as Thunder Compute, a Delaware company, and apply Delaware law. They cover the site and the services, with sections on automated access, usage billing and instance data deletion.", "The privacy policy, last updated 28 September 2026, covers the website and the GPU platform, including access by AI agents.", "The API answers at api.thundercompute.com on port 8443, and the MCP server at www.thundercompute.com/mcp, both on the vendor domain.", "/.well-known/security.txt answers 404.", "RDAP for thundercompute.com gives a registration date of 2024-02-29.", "The changelog linked is the CLI's. No API changelog was found.", "A Data Processing Addendum is published in the docs and a sub-processor list on the site, last updated 27 August 2025." ], "score": 77 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thunder-compute.json", "live": { "slug": "thunder-compute", "probe": { "target": "https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:42.843121353Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 255, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 603, "p95ms24h": 730, "samples24h": 44, "samples30d": 44, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 44, "ok": 44 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.thundercompute.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T11:41:06.351340196Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:42.843121353Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Model platform", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Northflank", "b": "Thunder Compute", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.northflank.com/v1", "b": "https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "Token", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Pay per use", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "not published", "b": "$0.219 per GB per month", "name": "Price for compute gpu" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary service under Thunder Compute's Terms and Conditions. The `tnr` CLI on GitHub is MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "28", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "io.github.Thunder-Compute/thunder-compute", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-09-24", "b": "2026-09-16", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2021-03-01", "b": "2026-09-28", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2021-03-01", "b": "2026-09-28", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "19k npm/wk", "b": "34 stars", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Northflank scores 61.3 (C) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hugging-face-inference-endpoints-vs-thunder-compute.json", "title": "Hugging Face Inference Endpoints vs Thunder Compute", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hugging-face-inference-endpoints-vs-thunder-compute" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperbolic-vs-northflank.json", "title": "Hyperbolic vs Northflank", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperbolic-vs-northflank" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperbolic-vs-thunder-compute.json", "title": "Hyperbolic vs Thunder Compute", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperbolic-vs-thunder-compute" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/koyeb-vs-northflank.json", "title": "Koyeb vs Northflank", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/koyeb-vs-northflank" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/koyeb-vs-thunder-compute.json", "title": "Koyeb vs Thunder Compute", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/koyeb-vs-thunder-compute" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lambda-vs-northflank.json", "title": "Lambda Cloud vs Northflank", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lambda-vs-northflank" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lambda-vs-thunder-compute.json", "title": "Lambda Cloud vs Thunder Compute", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lambda-vs-thunder-compute" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/modal-vs-northflank.json", "title": "Modal vs Northflank", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/modal-vs-northflank" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/modal-vs-thunder-compute.json", "title": "Modal vs Thunder Compute", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/modal-vs-thunder-compute" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nebius-ai-cloud-vs-northflank.json", "title": "Nebius AI Cloud vs Northflank", "url": 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"thunder-compute": 65, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 11, "edge": "northflank", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "northflank": 81, "thunder-compute": 70, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "northflank": 48, "thunder-compute": 48, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 24, "edge": "northflank", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "northflank": 75, "thunder-compute": 51, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "northflank", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "northflank": 30, "thunder-compute": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 14, "edge": "thunder-compute", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "northflank": 65, "thunder-compute": 79, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "thunder-compute", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "northflank": 55, "thunder-compute": 64, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Northflank scores 61.3 (C) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. 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No rate limits, SLA or API changelog were found, instance creation has no idempotency key, and instances cannot be stopped, only deleted." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-thunder-compute", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-thunder-compute.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-thunder-compute.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-thunder-compute.min.md" }, "markdown": "Northflank scores 61.3 (C) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Thunder Compute leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do compute gpu.\n\n- Northflank: grade C, 61.3/100, rank #426 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/northflank.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/northflank.json\n- Thunder Compute: grade C, 56.1/100, rank #576 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thunder-compute.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/thunder-compute.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Northflank (C)\n\nGood for: Teams that want GPUs next to their services and databases on one platform, or inside their own cloud account.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 70\n- Security \u0026 auth, 75 against 51\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n\nWatch for: No scale to zero for services; minimum instances must be at least 1\n\n### Thunder Compute (C)\n\nGood for: Agents in coding tools that rent a single persistent GPU machine for development, fine-tuning or a model server, at low hourly prices and over MCP.\n\nAhead on:\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 79 against 65\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 64 against 55\n\nWatch for: No rate limits, 429 guidance or SLA were found in the reviewed documentation, and the terms disclaim availability\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Northflank | Thunder Compute | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 65 | even |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 70 | Northflank +11 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 48 | 48 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 75 | 51 | Northflank +24 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | Northflank +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 79 | Thunder Compute +14 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 55 | 64 | Thunder Compute +9 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **61.3 · C** | **56.1 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Northflank | Thunder Compute |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model platform | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Northflank | Thunder Compute |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.northflank.com/v1` | `https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | Token | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |\n| Price for compute gpu | not published | $0.219 per GB per month |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary service under Thunder Compute's Terms and Conditions. The `tnr` CLI on GitHub is MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 28 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.Thunder-Compute/thunder-compute` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-16 |\n| Terms last updated | 2021-03-01 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2021-03-01 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |\n| Popularity | 19k npm/wk | 34 stars |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Northflank.** OpenAPI 3.0 with over 100 paths, enums and `per_page`, `page` and `cursor` on every list. No scale to zero for services; minimum instances must be at least 1.\n\n**Thunder Compute.** The hosted MCP server signs in with OAuth and separate read and write scopes, and the REST API has a public OpenAPI 3.1 document with keyless price and availability endpoints. No rate limits, SLA or API changelog were found, instance creation has no idempotency key, and instances cannot be stopped, only deleted.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Northflank\n\n1. Issue the agent a team token under an API role limited to one project, not a personal token\n2. Read `x-ratelimit-remaining` and wait `x-ratelimit-reset` seconds on a 429; the default is 1,000 calls an hour\n3. Page lists with `per_page` up to 100 and the returned `cursor` instead of numbered pages\n4. Use a job, not a service, for anything that finishes; services bill until paused or deleted\n5. Fetch any docs page with .md appended to get Markdown\n\n### Thunder Compute\n\n1. Call `GET /v2/status` or the `get_availability` tool before creating an instance. Availability can change before launch, and creation fails when a type is sold out.\n2. List instances before retrying a failed create, because the call has no idempotency key.\n3. Pass `public_key` on create. If omitted, the response carries a generated private key that is returned once.\n4. To pause work, create a snapshot, delete the instance and later create a new instance from the snapshot. Snapshot storage keeps billing until deleted.\n5. For headless use set `TNR_API_TOKEN` to a token from the console. The MCP server needs a browser sign-in on first connection.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Northflank or Thunder Compute?\n\nNorthflank scores 61.3 (C) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Thunder Compute leads on maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Can an agent call Northflank and Thunder Compute without installing anything?\n\nYes. Northflank has a hosted endpoint at https://api.northflank.com/v1 and Thunder Compute at https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-thunder-compute.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-thunder-compute.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"northflank\", \"b\": \"thunder-compute\"}`. 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