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Atlas Cloud vs Thanos

Atlas Cloud logo

Atlas Cloud

AI

One API for 500+ image, video, LLM and audio models

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
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Thanos

Cloud

Highly available Prometheus with long-term object storage

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Thanos has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Atlas Cloud not every model accepts every request format. Each model publishes its own supported_apis list, and Gemini models expose their full multimodal capability only on the native Gemini format, so 'change the base URL' does not hold for every model.; Thanos several components — sidecar, store, querier, compactor, ruler — each with its own configuration and failure modes
  • They diverge on capability: Atlas Cloud covers 500+ models, one API key, Thanos covers Global query.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 12 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Atlas Cloud and Thanos actually diverge.

Attributes where Atlas Cloud and Thanos differ
AttributeAtlas CloudThanos
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedOpen source, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
Platformsweb, apiKubernetes, Linux, Docker
CategoryAICloud

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Atlas Cloud

  • 500+ models, one API key
  • OpenAI-compatible LLM endpoint
  • Pay-as-you-go pricing
  • ComfyUI nodes
  • MCP server and CLI
  • Playground and Generator
  • Streaming, batch and webhooks
  • Coding Plan

Only in Thanos

  • Global query
  • Object storage retention
  • Deduplication
  • Downsampling

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Atlas Cloud

  • Adding AI image or video generation to an app without an account at each model providernot Thanos
  • Switching an existing OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini SDK integration to other models by changing the base URLnot Thanos
  • Running hosted image and video models inside ComfyUI workflows without a local GPUnot Thanos
  • Comparing image and video models side by side in a playground before committing to onenot Thanos
  • Giving coding agents access to open-weight LLMs on a flat-rate plannot Thanos

Thanos

  • Querying metrics across many clusters or regions from one placenot Atlas Cloud
  • Retaining metrics for years without local disk growthnot Atlas Cloud
  • Removing the gap that appears when a single Prometheus instance restartsnot Atlas Cloud

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Atlas Cloud

  • Not every model accepts every request format. Each model publishes its own supported_apis list, and Gemini models expose their full multimodal capability only on the native Gemini format, so 'change the base URL' does not hold for every model.
  • No Anthropic models were listed when checked in November 2026: the provider directory showed Anthropic with 0 models, so the Anthropic Messages format is a compatibility layer for other models rather than access to Claude.
  • The model count is stated inconsistently across the site: the homepage title says 400+, the vendor says 500+ and the pricing page listed 550, which makes it hard to know what is available without checking the live list.
  • Billing is prepaid. When the balance runs out new API requests are rejected with 402 Payment Required unless auto top-up is enabled, which matters for production workloads.
  • Most models are third-party models resold through the platform, so pricing and availability follow upstream providers and change often; prices on the pricing page are shown against a separate official price and discounts vary by model.

Thanos

  • Several components — sidecar, store, querier, compactor, ruler — each with its own configuration and failure modes
  • The compactor is a common source of operational trouble and must not run twice against the same bucket
  • Query latency over object storage is meaningfully higher than local Prometheus
  • Object storage costs and API request charges become real at high volume

Pricing, plan by plan

Atlas Cloud

On request
  • Pay-as-you-go$undefined/usage
    • Billed per image, per second of video or per token; no subscription
    • GPT Image 2 text-to-image: $0.004 per image
    • Seedream 5.5 generation or edit: $0.02 per image
  • Coding Plan$undefined/month
    • Monthly subscription with a monthly total and a weekly limit
    • Or 90-day pay-as-you-go credit packs with no weekly cap
    • Open-weight LLMs including GLM, MiniMax, Kimi and DeepSeek
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Volume API discounts
    • SLA options through sales
    • Dedicated infrastructure and private hosting on request

Thanos

Free
  • ThanosFree
    • Full functionality
    • No usage limits
    • Community support

Which should you pick?

Choose Atlas Cloud if

  • You need 500+ models, one api key.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want openai-compatible llm endpoint.
Atlas Cloud review

Choose Thanos if

  • You need global query.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Kubernetes, Linux, Docker.
  • You also want object storage retention.
Thanos review

Questions people ask

Is Atlas Cloud or Thanos better?
Neither clearly leads. Atlas Cloud starts at On request and Thanos at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Atlas Cloud or Thanos?
Thanos has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Atlas Cloud and Free for Thanos.
Does Atlas Cloud or Thanos run on more platforms?
Atlas Cloud runs on web, api. Thanos runs on Kubernetes, Linux, Docker.
Can I use Thanos for free?
Yes. Thanos has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Atlas Cloud starts at On request.
What is Atlas Cloud best used for?
Atlas Cloud is most often used for adding ai image or video generation to an app without an account at each model provider, switching an existing openai, anthropic or gemini sdk integration to other models by changing the base url, running hosted image and video models inside comfyui workflows without a local gpu, comparing image and video models side by side in a playground before committing to one. Of those, adding ai image or video generation to an app without an account at each model provider and switching an existing openai, anthropic or gemini sdk integration to other models by changing the base url are not what Thanos is typically brought in for.
What can Atlas Cloud do that Thanos cannot?
Atlas Cloud covers 500+ models, one API key, OpenAI-compatible LLM endpoint, Pay-as-you-go pricing, ComfyUI nodes. Thanos covers Global query, Object storage retention, Deduplication, Downsampling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Atlas Cloud: How is Atlas Cloud priced?

Pay as you go, per image, per second of video or per token, drawn from a prepaid balance with no subscription required. Examples in November 2026 were $0.004 per image for GPT Image 2 text-to-image, $0.02 per image for Seedream 5.5 and from $0.11 per second for Kling 4.0. Enterprise volume discounts are available through sales.

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Thanos: Is Thanos free?

Yes, open source and CNCF-incubating. Costs are the object storage it uses.

Atlas Cloud: Is the Atlas Cloud API OpenAI-compatible?

Yes. The base URL https://api.atlascloud.ai accepts OpenAI Chat Completions, Completions, Responses and Images requests, Anthropic Messages and Google Gemini requests with the same API key. Not every model supports every format; each model publishes a supported_apis list.

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Thanos: Does Thanos replace Prometheus?

No. It runs alongside existing Prometheus servers, adding global query, deduplication and long-term storage.

Atlas Cloud: Can I use Atlas Cloud in ComfyUI?

Yes. The Atlas Cloud ComfyUI nodes, installed from the AtlasCloudAI/atlascloud_comfyui GitHub repository, call hosted models from a ComfyUI graph. Generation runs on Atlas Cloud, so large video and image models work without a local GPU.

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Thanos: Thanos or VictoriaMetrics?

Thanos layers onto Prometheus using object storage and is the more established multi-cluster answer. VictoriaMetrics is a separate store aiming at lower resource use and fewer moving parts.

Atlas Cloud: What happens when my balance runs out?

New API requests are rejected with 402 Payment Required and you receive low-balance notifications. Service resumes as soon as you top up, and auto top-up can be enabled to avoid interruptions.

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Atlas Cloud: What is the Atlas Cloud Coding Plan?

A set of flat-rate subscriptions and 90-day credit packs for open-weight LLMs such as GLM, MiniMax, Kimi and DeepSeek, designed for coding agents including Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. Monthly subscriptions carry a weekly limit that resets every Monday.

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Atlas Cloud: Where is Atlas Cloud based?

Its headquarters are at 1540 Broadway, New York, with offices in Silicon Valley and Calgary.

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