Lambda Labs
vs
Lium
Both rent A100, A6000 and H100 GPUs. Lambda Labs runs its own datacenters on four continents with one-click clusters, while Lium rents from independent hosts per minute with spot pricing and root access.
What's good about each
- Offers high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia H100, H200, and GH200
- Easy to use dashboard and competitive prices
- Private cloud available (isolated, physical access)
- 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
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lambda Labs | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Lambda Labs offers 8 GPU models, while Lium offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lambda Labs | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 57% cheaper on Lium |
|
B200
3 configs · 2 configs
|
$6.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $5.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Lium |
|
A100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.12 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on Lium |
|
RTX A6000
3 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
V100
2 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
$2.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
A10
1 config
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lambda Labs only |
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B300
4 configs
|
-- | $9.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
5 configs
|
-- | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
|
H200
5 configs
|
-- | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
Lambda Labs bills on-demand; Lium bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lambda Labs | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
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Our data for Lambda Labs was last updated on Sept. 29, 2026, and for Lium on Sept. 29, 2026.