GPU cloud comparison · 2026
Lyceum vs RunPod
RunPod wins on 4 of 5 key metrics — but the right choice depends on your workload.
Lyceum
EU-sovereign AI cloud — H100 to H200 with full data residency
from $0.39/h
★★★★☆ 4.2 / 5 (89 reviews)
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Overall Winner
RunPod
Best value GPU cloud — huge selection, community + secure cloud
from $0.20/h
★★★★★ 4.6 / 5 (3,241 reviews)
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Lyceum
RunPod
Starting Price Lower hourly rate
from $0.39/h
from $0.20/h
Overall Rating User rating
4.2 / 5
4.6 / 5
GPU Types Variety
4 types
5 types
Max VRAM Largest available
141 GB
80 GB
Locations Regions covered
EU, Iceland
US, EU, CA
Wins out of 5
1
4
GPU Availability
Lyceum
A100 80GBH100H200L40S
VRAM: 48–141 GB · Locations: EU, Iceland
RunPod
RTX 3090RTX 4090A100 80GBH100A40
VRAM: 24–80 GB · Locations: US, EU, CA
Pros & Cons
Lyceum
Pros
- Strong EU data residency (no US transit)
- H200 availability in Europe
- ISO 27001 + SOC 2 certifications
- European billing and contracts
Cons
- Smaller capacity than US-based clouds
- Higher base price than RunPod / Vast.ai
- Limited GPU variety beyond Nvidia
RunPod
Pros
- Cheapest community GPUs from $0.20/h
- Massive GPU variety including H100
- Serverless endpoints for inference APIs
- Great UI and pod management
Cons
- Community cloud less reliable than dedicated
- Storage costs add up over time
- Support can be slow on free tier
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Lyceum if…
- You need GPU compute for EU-regulated industries
- You need GPU compute for GDPR-strict workloads
- You need GPU compute for European public sector
- You need GPU compute for Health and finance AI
Choose RunPod if…
- You need GPU compute for Fine-tuning LLMs
- You need GPU compute for Stable Diffusion
- You need GPU compute for Training
- You need GPU compute for Inference
- Lower price is your top priority (from $0.20/h vs from $0.39/h)
- Higher user satisfaction matters (4.6 vs 4.2)
- You want more GPU variety (5 vs 4 types)