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Lyceum vs Runpod

RunPod offers a wider catalog of GPU types and spot pricing through a global marketplace model. Lyceum takes a more focused approach - fewer GPU options, but owned EU infrastructure and data residency.

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What's good about...

Lyceum logo Lyceum

  • High-performance GPUs at competitive rates
  • EU-sovereign compute with GDPR compliance and EU data residency
  • Supports large-scale clusters up to 8,000 GPUs with InfiniBand
  • Docker-native with no vendor lock-in

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • SOC 2 Type II certified, 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

Price comparison

How do Lyceum's prices compare against Runpod?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Lyceum Lyceum
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Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Lyceum Lyceum
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Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Lyceum Lyceum
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Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Lyceum Lyceum
$10.00 / mo 100 GB · $0.10/GB/month
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Lyceum Lyceum
Free and unlimited
Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Lyceum Lyceum
Runpod Runpod
H100 $2.79 $2.59 B300 $7.99 $6.94 B200 $6.49 $6.79 H200 $4.29 $3.59

Billing Options

Lyceum Lyceum
On-DemandSpotReservation
Runpod Runpod
On-DemandReservation

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Lyceum offers 6 GPU models, while Runpod offers 34.

Lyceum Lyceum
H100(9) A100(9) H200(9) L40S(5) B200(9) B300(9)
Runpod Runpod
H100(14) A100(15) H200(8) RTX PRO 6000(5) L40S(8) B200(5) B300(3) V100(3) RTX 4090(4) RTX A6000(5)
View all 34 GPUs →

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Lyceum and Runpod offer:

Service Lyceum Runpod
Block Storage
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers
Python Notebooks
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Lyceum Lyceum
lyceum.technology
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Headquarters
Lyceum Lyceum
Germany
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Founded
Lyceum Lyceum
2025
Runpod Runpod
2022
Data Center Locations
Lyceum Lyceum
3
Runpod Runpod
30
Example Customers
Lyceum Lyceum
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Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Aug. 22, 2026, and for Runpod on Aug. 22, 2026.