Lyceum
vs
Nova Cloud
What's good about each
- Data center cards from L40S to Blackwell B300, 1 to 8 per VM
- European datacenters, and prompts and outputs are not stored
- Per-second billing on compute, per-token on inference
- OpenAI-compatible API that plugs into 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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Lyceum offers 7 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | Nova Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs · 20 configs
|
$2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | 33% cheaper on Nova Cloud |
|
B300
9 configs
|
$5.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
H100
9 configs
|
$2.39 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
B200
9 configs
|
$8.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
|
H200
9 configs
|
$3.09 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
A100
9 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
L40S
9 configs
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.58 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Nova Cloud only |
Lyceum 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 | Lyceum | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks |
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
| Fact | Lyceum | Nova Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Germany | Canada |
| Locations | 2 | 1 |
| Example customers | Enpal, Apheris, Edgeless Systems, Macrocosmos, SONA | -- |
| Website | lyceum.technology | nova-cloud.ai |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Oct. 21, 2026.