Lyceum
vs
OpenRelay
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
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
Lyceum offers 7 GPU models, while OpenRelay offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$12.79 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$5.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 59% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$9.99 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 37% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 58% cheaper on OpenRelay |
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$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
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$1.09 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
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-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
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-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
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-- | $0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot; OpenRelay bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lyceum | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| 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 | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | -- |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 3 |
| Example customers | Enpal, Apheris, Edgeless Systems, Macrocosmos, SONA | -- |
| Website | lyceum.technology | openrelay.inc |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for OpenRelay on Nov. 9, 2026.