Google Cloud vs Lyceum
As of , Lyceum lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs Lyceum $8.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $7.32 (45%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Google Cloud |  Lyceum | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $16.11 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $8.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.32 (45%) | Lyceum |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $6.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.12 (34%) | Lyceum |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.64 (42%) | Lyceum |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Google Cloud | Lyceum |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $1.45 captured | $4.49 captured |
| NVIDIA H200 | $5.27 captured | $3.09 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.40 captured | $1.19 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Google Cloud 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 B200: Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) vs Lyceum $8.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $7.32 (45%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1) vs Lyceum $6.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $3.12 (34%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1) vs Lyceum $2.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $1.64 (42%) 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.
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