# Thunder Compute vs Verda

> Verda scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do compute gpu. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

- Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/thunder-compute-vs-verda
- Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/thunder-compute-vs-verda.md (~2,550 tokens)
- Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/thunder-compute-vs-verda.min.md (~680 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts)
- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/thunder-compute-vs-verda.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json)
- Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt)
- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
- Updated: 2026-10-09

Verda scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do compute gpu.

- 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
- Verda: grade B, 62.3/100, rank #396 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/verda.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/verda.json

## Which one, for what

### Thunder Compute (C)

Good 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.

Also in its favour:
- No incidents deducted, where Verda loses 3 points for them

Watch for: No rate limits, 429 guidance or SLA were found in the reviewed documentation, and the terms disclaim availability

### Verda (B)

Good for: Agents that rent whole GPU machines or clusters in Finland for training or batch work, or deploy scale-to-zero container endpoints, and that can run a local CLI for MCP.

Ahead on:
- Schema & documentation, 82 against 70
- Agent ergonomics, 63 against 48
- Security & auth, 68 against 51
- Transparency & trust, 76 against 64

Also in its favour:
- Runs on your own machine

Watch for: No free tier. Accounts are prepaid, and instances are discontinued and volumes deleted when the balance reaches zero


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Thunder Compute | Verda | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 67 | Verda +2 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 70 | 82 | Verda +12 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 48 | 63 | Verda +15 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 51 | 68 | Verda +17 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 79 | 83 | Verda +4 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 76 | Verda +12 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |
| **Total** | | **56.1 · C** | **62.3 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Thunder Compute | Verda |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Thunder Compute | Verda |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1` | `https://api.verda.com/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |
| Price for compute gpu | $0.219 per GB per month | not published |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Thunder Compute's Terms and Conditions. The `tnr` CLI on GitHub is MIT | Proprietary service under Verda's Terms of Service. The CLI, the Python SDK and the Go SDK on GitHub are Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 28 | 18 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.github.Thunder-Compute/thunder-compute` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-09-16 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-28 | 2025-09-30 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-28 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |
| Popularity | 34 stars | 10k PyPI/wk |

## Verdicts

**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.

**Verda.** The REST API has a public OpenAPI 3.1 document, a dated changelog, published rate limits with `Retry-After`, and an audit log endpoint. The CLI's MCP server refuses billed or destructive calls without `confirm: true`. Access needs a browser signup and a prepaid balance, credentials carry one scope, and instance creation has no idempotency key.

## Before you call either

### Thunder Compute

1. 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.
2. List instances before retrying a failed create, because the call has no idempotency key.
3. Pass `public_key` on create. If omitted, the response carries a generated private key that is returned once.
4. To pause work, create a snapshot, delete the instance and later create a new instance from the snapshot. Snapshot storage keeps billing until deleted.
5. For headless use set `TNR_API_TOKEN` to a token from the console. The MCP server needs a browser sign-in on first connection.

### Verda

1. Exchange the client ID and secret at `POST /v1/oauth2/token`, then send the access token as a Bearer header. It expires after 3,600 seconds, so refresh it.
2. Send `location_code` on every create call. Requests without it have returned 400 since March 2026.
3. Call `GET /v1/instance-availability` before launching. `POST /v1/instances` returns 503 `service_unavailable` when the location has no capacity.
4. List instances before retrying a failed launch, because create has no idempotency key.
5. Use the `delete` action to stop charges. `shutdown` keeps billing, and deleted volumes stay recoverable for 96 hours unless `delete_permanently` is set.

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Thunder Compute or Verda?

Verda scores 62.3 (B) on agent readiness against Thunder Compute's 56.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.

### Do Thunder Compute and Verda need an API key?

Thunder Compute takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Verda uses an OAuth sign-in.

### Can an agent call Thunder Compute and Verda without installing anything?

Yes. Thunder Compute has a hosted endpoint at https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1 and Verda at https://api.verda.com/v1.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/thunder-compute-vs-verda.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/thunder-compute-vs-verda.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "thunder-compute", "b": "verda"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare thunder-compute verda`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/thunder-compute.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/verda.json

## Other comparisons with Thunder Compute or Verda

- [Baseten vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/baseten-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Baseten vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/baseten-vs-verda.md)
- [Beam vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beam-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Beam vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/beam-vs-verda.md)
- [Cerebrium vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cerebrium-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Cerebrium vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cerebrium-vs-verda.md)
- [CoreWeave vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coreweave-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [CoreWeave vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coreweave-vs-verda.md)
- [Hugging Face Inference Endpoints vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hugging-face-inference-endpoints-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Hugging Face Inference Endpoints vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hugging-face-inference-endpoints-vs-verda.md)
- [Hyperbolic vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperbolic-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Hyperbolic vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hyperbolic-vs-verda.md)
- [Koyeb vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/koyeb-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Koyeb vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/koyeb-vs-verda.md)
- [Lambda Cloud vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lambda-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Lambda Cloud vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lambda-vs-verda.md)
- [Modal vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/modal-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Modal vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/modal-vs-verda.md)
- [Nebius AI Cloud vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nebius-ai-cloud-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Nebius AI Cloud vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nebius-ai-cloud-vs-verda.md)
- [Northflank vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Northflank vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/northflank-vs-verda.md)
- [Replicate Deployments vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/replicate-deploy-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Replicate Deployments vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/replicate-deploy-vs-verda.md)
- [Runpod vs Thunder Compute](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/runpod-vs-thunder-compute.md)
- [Runpod vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/runpod-vs-verda.md)
- [Thunder Compute vs Vast.ai](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/thunder-compute-vs-vast-ai.md)
- [Vast.ai vs Verda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/vast-ai-vs-verda.md)