Lyceum vs packet.ai
As of , packet.ai 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: Lyceum $8.79 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.80 (20%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Lyceum |  packet.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.94 · 40 providers · lowest Hostinger $4.50 from | $8.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.99 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.80 (20%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $2.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.43 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $0.86 (38%) | packet.ai |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.42 · 40 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.92 Dedicated captured Deploy ↗ | $1.07 (54%) | packet.ai |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Lyceum | packet.ai |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.49 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.19 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Lyceum and packet.ai, 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: Lyceum $8.79 vs packet.ai $6.99 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.80 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lyceum $2.29 vs packet.ai $1.43 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $0.86 (38%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Lyceum $1.99 vs packet.ai $0.92 (Dedicated) per GPU-hour on-demand — packet.ai is $1.07 (54%) 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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