Lyceum
vs
OVH
Both rent A100 to L40S GPUs with block storage. Lyceum runs scripts and containers on GPUs per second with spot pricing from EU datacenters, while OVHcloud adds VPS, managed databases and Kubernetes.
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
- No egress or object storage request fees in most locations
- Bare metal, VPS and public cloud from one provider
- 40+ datacenters across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | 5% cheaper on OVH |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | Free and unlimited Billed in Singapore and Sydney |
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 OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.79 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 7% cheaper on Lyceum |
|
H200
9 configs · 1 config
|
$4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 31% cheaper on Lyceum |
|
A100
9 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.59 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on Lyceum |
|
L40S
5 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on Lyceum |
|
B300
9 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
B200
9 configs
|
$2.40 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
L4
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A10
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot; OVH bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lyceum | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | US data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, Hosted Private Cloud 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 | Lyceum | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Germany | France |
| Locations | 3 | 19 |
| Example customers | -- | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | lyceum.technology | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for OVH on Oct. 1, 2026.