What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
  • Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
  • Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
  • GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
  • UK-headquartered with data residency options
  • LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows

Lium logo Lium

  • Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
  • Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
  • Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
  • CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Lium?

VM Small

Civo Civo
$5.43 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Lium Lium
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VM Medium

Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Lium Lium
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VM Large

Civo Civo
$86.91 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Lium Lium
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Block Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Lium Lium
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Object Storage

Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Lium Lium
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Load Balancer

Civo Civo
$10.86 / mo Single node
Lium Lium
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Managed PostgreSQL

Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Lium Lium
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Managed Redis®*

Civo Civo
$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Lium Lium
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Civo Civo
Free and unlimited
Lium Lium
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Lium logo Lium Pricing Details

Lium bills per minute with no hourly minimum, against a prepaid balance.

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Civo Civo
Lium Lium
H100 $2.99 $1.00 H200 $3.49 $3.00 A100 $1.09 $1.23

Billing Options

Civo Civo
On-DemandReserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)
Lium Lium
On-DemandSpot

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Civo Civo
civo.com
Lium Lium
lium.io
Headquarters
Civo Civo
United Kingdom GB flag
Lium Lium
United States of America US flag
Founded
Civo Civo
2015
Lium Lium
2024
Data Center Locations
Civo Civo
5
Lium Lium
14
Example Customers
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Lium Lium
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Our data for Civo was last updated on Sept. 8, 2026, and for Lium on Sept. 8, 2026.