EmpirioLabs vs Lyceum
As of , Lyceum lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand; EmpirioLabs wins on 2. Not compared today: 1 more shared GPU, where one side's quote is not confirmed within 48 hours or is a thin market. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B300: EmpirioLabs $12.80 vs Lyceum $11.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $1.71 (13%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  EmpirioLabs |  Lyceum | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 median $8.99 · 26 providers · lowest Deep Infra $5.89 | $12.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $11.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.71 (13%) | Lyceum |
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $12.10 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.31 (27%) | Lyceum |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $8.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.81 (23%) | Lyceum |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.19 (10%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 (26%) | EmpirioLabs |
Shared, not compared today
Both providers quoted these GPUs on-demand within the last 7 days, but at least one quote is not confirmed within 48 hours of the newest read (or is a marketplace floor withheld as too thin), and an unconfirmed price never decides which is cheaper. They return to the table above at the next read that confirms them.
- NVIDIA H100 80GB (form factor not stated): EmpirioLabs: unconfirmed
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | EmpirioLabs | Lyceum |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B300 | — | $5.59 captured |
| NVIDIA B200 | — | $4.49 captured |
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $3.09 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | — | $1.19 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of EmpirioLabs and Lyceum, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B300: EmpirioLabs $12.80 vs Lyceum $11.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $1.71 (13%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA B200: EmpirioLabs $12.10 vs Lyceum $8.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $3.31 (27%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: EmpirioLabs $8.00 vs Lyceum $6.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $1.81 (23%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: EmpirioLabs $1.80 vs Lyceum $1.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.19 (10%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: EmpirioLabs $1.70 vs Lyceum $2.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.59 (26%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
Data updated: