Lyceum
vs
TheAI
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
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Sites in Iowa, Mexico City, London and Luxembourg
- A network port per GPU on B300 and H100 nodes
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | TheAI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 TheAI offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | TheAI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
9 configs · 7 configs
|
$6.39 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | $4.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | Different terms |
|
H100
9 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.69 /GPU/hr Spot | $3.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Different terms |
|
H200
9 configs · 1 config
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | $2.55 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Different terms |
|
B200
9 configs
|
$4.99 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
$1.49 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
A100
9 configs
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
L40S
9 configs
|
$2.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot; TheAI bills reserved (6, 12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lyceum | TheAI |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| 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 | TheAI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | -- |
| Headquarters | Germany | UAE |
| Locations | 2 | 4 |
| Example customers | Enpal, Apheris, Edgeless Systems, Macrocosmos, SONA | -- |
| Website | lyceum.technology | cloud.theai.com |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Nov. 12, 2026, and for TheAI on Nov. 12, 2026.