What is the difference between Akamai Cloud and Lium.io?

Akamai Cloud and Lium.io are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Akamai Cloud or Lium.io?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Akamai Cloud and Lium.io?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 22 different GPU models across both Akamai Cloud and Lium.io, with 0 models available from both providers.

Akamai Cloud vs Lium.io

Compare GPU pricing between Akamai Cloud and Lium.io. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Akamai Cloud

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Akamai Cloud GPUs

Lium.io GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.50/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 22Both available: 1Akamai Cloud: 1Lium.io: 22

Showing 15 of 22 GPUs

Last updated: 11/7/2026, 2:49:21 PM

GPU Model ↑	Akamai Cloud Price	Lium.io Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$3.50/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.50/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $1.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$3.85/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.85/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$3.85/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.85/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $4.00/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.33/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.33/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.38/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.38/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.16/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.16/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.35/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.35/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.17/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.17/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.22/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.19/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.19/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.62/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.62/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.69/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.69/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$3.50/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.50/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$1.49/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $1.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$3.85/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.85/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$3.85/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 NVL 141GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.85/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$4.00/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $4.00/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.33/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.33/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.38/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.38/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.16/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.16/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.35/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.35/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.17/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.17/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.22/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.19/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.19/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.62/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.62/hour Updated: 11/7/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.69/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.69/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed

Features Comparison

Akamai Cloud

RTX-Class GPU Plans
Blackwell Server Edition, Ada and Quadro RTX cards offered as GPU Linodes with dedicated vCPU cores
Multi-GPU Plans
Plans carry 1 to 8 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell cards, with vNUMA exposed on the 8-card plans, and 1 to 4 cards on RTX 4000 Ada and Quadro RTX 6000 plans
Multiple Regions
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell plans are listed in 20 Akamai Cloud regions across Europe, Asia and North America; RTX 4000 Ada and Quadro RTX 6000 plans are listed in fewer

Lium.io

Diverse GPU Options
Offers a variety of NVIDIA GPUs including B300, B200, H200, H100, RTX PRO 6000, RTX 5090 and RTX 4090.
Secure and Spot Tiers
Every node is listed as Secure or Spot; Spot nodes are cheaper but may be interrupted without compensation.
Global Availability
Data centers in multiple countries including the US, Europe, and Australia.
Verified Machines
Lium checks every machine's GPUs and scores their performance before it is rented.
GPU Splitting
Nodes can be split so several renters each rent a whole number of a node's GPUs.
CLI, SDK and REST API
Headless CLI and Python SDK with JSON output, a REST API with scoped API keys and per-key USD budgets, and rent-by-spec under a price ceiling.

Pros & Cons

Akamai Cloud

Advantages

Predictable flat-rate pricing model
Global region coverage inherited from the Akamai network
Blackwell-generation RTX PRO 6000 available alongside older RTX SKUs

Considerations

Catalog focused on RTX cards; H100/H200/B200 are not part of the public lineup
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell and Quadro RTX 6000 plans are listed as limited deployment availability
A deposit may be required to deploy GPU Linodes on new or low-spend accounts

Lium.io

Advantages

Per-second billing with no minimum rental and no commitment
Public machine-readable pricing for every model and every rentable node
Documented CLI, Python SDK and REST API
Multiple global locations for deployment

Considerations

Marketplace capacity: available GPUs and prices vary by provider and change continuously
Spot nodes may be interrupted without compensation
Prepaid balance required; pods stop when the balance runs out

Compute Services

Akamai Cloud

Lium.io

Pricing Options

Akamai Cloud

Hourly Billing

GPU Linode plans are listed with hourly rates; review the pricing page for the full plan list

Lium.io

Pay-as-you-go

Billed per second at the listed hourly rate from a prepaid balance, with no minimum rental and no commitment.

Secure Tier

The default tier; providers are penalized if a rental is interrupted.

Spot Tier

Cheaper nodes that may be interrupted without compensation.

Getting Started

Akamai Cloud

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at the Akamai Cloud / Linode console
2
Choose a GPU Linode plan
Select RTX 4000 Ada, Quadro RTX 6000 or RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with the desired GPU count
3
Deploy and connect
Provision the instance via Cloud Manager, CLI or API and connect over SSH

Lium.io

Get Started

1
Sign Up
Create an account on lium.io and add an SSH key.
2
Top Up Balance
Add funds to your prepaid balance.
3
Choose a Node
Pick a GPU node by model, count, location and tier (Secure or Spot).
4
Deploy a Pod
Select a template and deploy, from the dashboard, the CLI, or the API.
5
Connect and Stop
Connect over SSH; billing stops when the pod is deleted.

Support & Global Availability

Akamai Cloud

Global Regions

GPU plans are listed in selected Akamai Cloud regions in North America, Europe and Asia, varying by GPU; RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has the widest list

Support

Documentation, a community forum, and Akamai compute support

Lium.io

Global Regions

Available in Australia, United States, various European countries

Support

Email support@lium.io, or open a private ticket in #tickets on the official Lium Discord server (discord.gg/lium). Documentation at docs.lium.io, with a machine-readable index at docs.lium.io/llms.txt.