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Google Cloud vs Lyceum

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What's good about...

Google Cloud logo Google Cloud

  • Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
  • BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
  • 40+ data centers around the world

Lyceum logo Lyceum

  • High-performance GPUs at competitive rates
  • EU-sovereign compute with GDPR compliance and EU data residency
  • Supports large-scale clusters up to 8,000 GPUs with InfiniBand
  • Docker-native with no vendor lock-in

Price comparison

How do Google Cloud's prices compare against Lyceum?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Lyceum Lyceum
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Lyceum Lyceum
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Lyceum Lyceum
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB
Lyceum Lyceum
$10.00 / mo 100 GB · $0.10/GB/month

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB
Lyceum Lyceum
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo
Lyceum Lyceum
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Lyceum Lyceum
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)
Lyceum Lyceum
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration
Lyceum Lyceum
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Free egress allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service
Lyceum Lyceum
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)
Lyceum Lyceum
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Google Cloud Google Cloud
Lyceum Lyceum
H100 $14.19 $2.79 B200 $16.11 $6.49 H200 $10.44 $4.29 A100 $3.48 $1.59

Billing Options

Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
Lyceum Lyceum
On-DemandSpotReservation

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while Lyceum offers 6.

Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) H200(4) RTX PRO 6000(16) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)
Lyceum Lyceum
H100(9) A100(9) H200(9) L40S(5) B200(9) B300(9)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Google Cloud and Lyceum offer:

Service Google Cloud Lyceum
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Lyceum Lyceum
lyceum.technology
Headquarters
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America
Lyceum Lyceum
Germany
Founded
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Lyceum Lyceum
2025
Data Center Locations
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Lyceum Lyceum
3
Example Customers
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank
Lyceum Lyceum
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Aug. 22, 2026, and for Lyceum on Aug. 22, 2026.