Lyceum
vs
Thunder Compute
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
- Per-minute billing, nothing charged while an instance is stopped
- Per-second GPU sandboxes, each its own Firecracker microVM
- MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex
- 100 GB persistent disk per GPU, no egress fees
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $21.90 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | Free and unlimited |
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 Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 32% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
A100
9 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 52% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
B300
9 configs
|
$5.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
B200
9 configs
|
$4.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
H200
9 configs
|
$3.09 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
L40S
9 configs
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot; Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lyceum | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| 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 | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 2 | -- |
| Example customers | Enpal, Apheris, Edgeless Systems, Macrocosmos, SONA | NYU Langone Health, MIT, ETH Zürich, UC Berkeley, Theseus, Conduit, InstaLILY |
| Website | lyceum.technology | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 22, 2026.