Lyceum
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lyceum | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lyceum | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
9 configs
|
$5.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Lyceum only |
|
H100
9 configs
|
$2.39 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
B200
9 configs
|
$8.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lyceum only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
H200
9 configs
|
$3.09 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
A100
9 configs
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
L40S
9 configs
|
$0.99 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Lyceum only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Lyceum bills on-demand and spot; Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Lyceum | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| 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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | -- |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 2 | 22 |
| Example customers | Enpal, Apheris, Edgeless Systems, Macrocosmos, SONA | -- |
| Website | lyceum.technology | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Lyceum was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 22, 2026.