Thunder Compute is a cloud GPU platform that provides on-demand GPU instances (virtual machines) for AI/ML workloads. It offers one-click launch of dedicated GPU servers (1–4 GPUs per instance) in seconds, accessible directly through VS Code, with persistent storage and other developer-friendly features ycombinator.com. The service is positioned as an 80% lower-cost alternative to major cloud providers like AWS while delivering a seamless user experience for machine learning developers.