Lium
vs
Paperspace
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
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lium | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.48 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (C2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $57.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (C5) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $115.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (C6) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $7.00 /mo 100 GB SSD · Billed hourly, capped at $7.00 / mo | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
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
Lium offers 13 GPU models, while Paperspace offers 12. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lium | Paperspace | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
7 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 72% cheaper on Lium |
|
A100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 66% cheaper on Lium |
|
RTX A6000
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 78% cheaper on Lium |
|
B300
3 configs
|
$11.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A5000
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | $0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | Paperspace only |
Lium bills on-demand and spot; Paperspace bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lium | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lium | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Data centers only |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, data centers only |
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
| Fact | Lium | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Saint Kitts and Nevis | USA |
| Locations | 23 | 3 |
| Example customers | -- | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
| Website | lium.io | paperspace.com |
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Our data for Lium was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Paperspace on Sept. 28, 2026.