Lyceum
vs
Nova Cloud
What's good about each
- Data center cards from L40S to Blackwell B300, 1 to 8 per VM
- EU datacenters in Germany, Finland and the Netherlands
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- 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
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
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 22% cheaper on Nova Cloud |
|
H100
9 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
B300
9 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
B200
9 configs
|
$2.40 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
H200
9 configs
|
$1.60 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
A100
9 configs
|
$1.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
|
L40S
5 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
-- | $0.53 /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 |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | -- |
| Website | lyceum.technology | nova-cloud.ai |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Oct. 1, 2026.