Lyceum
vs
Thunder Compute
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 2.2x more expensive on Thunder Compute |
| 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 6 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
|
$2.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 13% cheaper on Lyceum |
|
A100
9 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 31% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
B300
9 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
B200
9 configs
|
$2.40 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
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H200
9 configs
|
$1.60 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
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L40S
5 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | 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 | ||
| Python Notebooks |
Company details
| Fact | Lyceum | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | lyceum.technology | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Sept. 12, 2026.