Lium
vs
Nova Cloud
What's good about each
- 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
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
GPUs
Lium offers 13 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lium | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 29% cheaper on Lium |
|
RTX 5090
12 configs · 20 configs
|
$0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on Lium |
|
H100
7 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
B300
3 configs
|
$11.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
RTX 4090
5 configs
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$0.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
RTX 3090
5 configs
|
$0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
Lium bills on-demand and spot; Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lium | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers |
Company details
| Fact | Lium | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Canada |
| Locations | 23 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | lium.io | nova-cloud.ai |
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Our data for Lium was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Sept. 28, 2026.