Lyceum
vs
TensorDock
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
- Marketplace model with competitive pricing
- Pay-per-second billing with no minimum commitments
- No waitlists or quotas for GPU access
- Global coverage across 100+ locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | TensorDock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $10.80 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $20.88 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $41.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB storage | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $0.01 /mo 100 GB | |
| 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 TensorDock offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | TensorDock | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$4.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | 50% cheaper on TensorDock |
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$2.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on TensorDock |
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$5.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
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$4.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
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$2.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
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$6.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
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-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
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-- | $0.31 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
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-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
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-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | TensorDock only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot; TensorDock bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lyceum | TensorDock |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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 | TensorDock |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 2 | -- |
| Example customers | Enpal, Apheris, Edgeless Systems, Macrocosmos, SONA | Florida State University, Creavite, airgpu, ELBO |
| Website | lyceum.technology | www.tensordock.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for TensorDock on Oct. 15, 2026.