Lyceum
vs
Render
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
- Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
- Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery and high availability
- Flat workspace fee with unlimited team members, no per-seat billing
- Free tier covers web services, Postgres and Key Value
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $25.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $175.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $450.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $25.00 /mo 100 GB | 2.5x more expensive on Render |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $90.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $32.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale) | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB |
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 6 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Render. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | Render | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | 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
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
L40S
5 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Lyceum | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 4 |
| Example customers | -- | Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt |
| Website | lyceum.technology | render.com |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.