Lyceum
vs
Vast.ai
Both rent A100 to B200 GPUs per second with spot pricing and containers. Lyceum runs its own EU datacenters, while Vast.ai lists a wider catalog from independent hosts who set their own rates.
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
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- Host reliability ratings and GPU performance benchmarks
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| 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 Vast.ai offers 65. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | Vast.ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs · 32 configs
|
$2.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 38% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
B200
9 configs · 6 configs
|
$6.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs · 86 configs
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
H200
9 configs · 17 configs
|
$4.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $3.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Vast.ai |
|
A100
9 configs · 109 configs
|
$1.59 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | 75% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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L40S
5 configs · 29 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | 49% cheaper on Vast.ai |
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B300
9 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
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RTX 5090
184 configs
|
-- | $0.25 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 4090
160 configs
|
-- | $0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
|
RTX 3090
88 configs
|
-- | $0.08 /GPU/hr Spot | Vast.ai only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot; Vast.ai bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 or 48 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lyceum | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Python Notebooks |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Lyceum | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II, platform only |
| HIPAA | -- | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | lyceum.technology | vast.ai |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 2, 2026.