What is the difference between Amazon AWS and Lyceum?

Amazon AWS and Lyceum 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: Amazon AWS or Lyceum?

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 Amazon AWS and Lyceum?

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 10 different GPU models across both Amazon AWS and Lyceum, with 0 models available from both providers.

Amazon AWS vs Lyceum

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Amazon AWS and Lyceum. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Amazon AWS GPUs

Lyceum GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $5.35/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 10Both available: 6Amazon AWS: 10Lyceum: 6

Showing 10 of 10 GPUs

Last updated: 11/10/2026, 4:28:53 PM

GPU Model ↑	Amazon AWS Price	Lyceum Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.01/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$3.43/hr 8x GPU	$1.29/hr★ Best	↑+$2.14(+166.0%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $1.29/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.14(+166.0%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
B200 180GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$14.24/hr 8x GPU	$4.99/hr★ Best	↑+$9.25(+185.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
B200 180GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $14.24/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $4.99/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$9.25(+185.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$6.88/hr	$2.69/hr★ Best	↑+$4.19(+155.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $2.69/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.19(+155.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$7.91/hr 8x GPU	$3.59/hr★ Best	↑+$4.32(+120.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $3.59/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.32(+120.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$17.80/hr 8x GPU	$6.39/hr★ Best	↑+$11.41(+178.6%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $17.80/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $6.39/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$11.41(+178.6%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$1.86/hr	$1.09/hr★ Best	↑+$0.77(+70.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $1.09/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.77(+70.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.53/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.53/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API

A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$1.01/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A10 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.01/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$3.43/hr 8x GPU	$1.29/hr★ Best	↑+$2.14(+166.0%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $3.43/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $1.29/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.14(+166.0%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$2.74/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $2.74/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
B200 180GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$14.24/hr 8x GPU	$4.99/hr★ Best	↑+$9.25(+185.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
B200 180GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $14.24/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $4.99/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$9.25(+185.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$6.88/hr	$2.69/hr★ Best	↑+$4.19(+155.8%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $6.88/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $2.69/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.19(+155.8%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$7.91/hr 8x GPU	$3.59/hr★ Best	↑+$4.32(+120.4%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
H200 141GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $7.91/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $3.59/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.32(+120.4%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$17.80/hr 8x GPU	$6.39/hr★ Best	↑+$11.41(+178.6%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $17.80/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $6.39/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$11.41(+178.6%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.80/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
L4 24GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.80/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWSLyceum	$1.86/hr	$1.09/hr★ Best	↑+$0.77(+70.7%)	AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
L40S 48GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $1.86/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 Lyceum $1.09/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.77(+70.7%) AWS EC2 Pricing API Lyceum
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS	$0.53/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	AWS EC2 Pricing API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Amazon AWS $0.53/hour Updated: 11/10/2026 ★Best Price Not Available AWS EC2 Pricing API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 63Both available: 0Amazon AWS: 52Lyceum: 11

Showing 15 of 63 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 11/10/2026, 4:28:51 PM

Model ↑	Amazon AWS	Lyceum	Input Diff ↕
Claude 3 Haiku Anthropic	$0.250 in $1.25 out	Not available	—
Claude 3.5 Haiku Anthropic	$0.800 in $4.00 out	Not available	—
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	$1.10 in $5.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic	$15.00 in $75.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic	$5.50 in $27.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	$5.50 in $27.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic	$3.30 in $16.50 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek	$0.620 in $1.85 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek	Not available	$0.250 in $0.300 out	—
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	Not available	$2.00 in $4.00 out	—
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek	Not available	$0.500 in $1.50 out	—
Gemma 3 12B Google	$0.090 in $0.290 out	Not available	—
Gemma 3 27B Google	$0.230 in $0.380 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

Amazon AWS

Global Infrastructure
Extensive network of data centers across multiple regions worldwide
Pay-as-you-go Pricing
Flexible pricing model with no upfront commitments required
Advanced Security
Comprehensive security tools and compliance certifications
Auto Scaling
Automatically adjust resources based on demand
Integrated Services
Extensive ecosystem of services that work seamlessly together
Developer Tools
Comprehensive suite of tools for development, deployment, and management

Lyceum

Serverless Inference
API access to open-source models with pay-per-token pricing.
Dedicated Endpoints
Deploy a Hugging Face model to a dedicated GPU endpoint with autoscaling, on capacity reserved per contract.
Serverless Training
Submit Python scripts, Docker images or Docker Compose stacks to run on a chosen GPU, billed per second of execution.
GPU Virtual Machines
Full root access to customizable GPU instances ready in seconds.
Large-Scale Clusters
Support for configurations from 8 to 8,000 GPUs with InfiniBand connectivity.
OpenAI-Compatible API
Serverless models are served through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so existing OpenAI SDK code works by changing the base URL and API key.

Pros & Cons

Amazon AWS

Advantages

Broad range of compute options including GPUs
Highly scalable and reliable infrastructure
Pay-as-you-go pricing with cost optimization tools
Extensive global network of data centers

Considerations

Complex pricing structure
Steep learning curve for new users
Potential for unexpected costs without proper management

Lyceum

Advantages

Instant availability of GPUs with minimal provisioning time.
No capacity planning or vendor lock-in required.
Complies with EU data residency requirements.

Considerations

Dedicated endpoint and reserved capacity pricing is agreed per contract rather than published.
Spot GPUs can be reclaimed.
Data centres are in Europe only.

Compute Services

Amazon AWS

Amazon EC2

Virtual servers in the cloud with a wide range of instance types.

Amazon ECS

Fully managed container orchestration service.

Support for Docker containers
Integration with other AWS services

Amazon EKS

Managed Kubernetes service for container orchestration.

Certified Kubernetes conformant
Integrates with AWS networking and security services

Lyceum

Pricing Options

Amazon AWS

On-Demand Instances

Pay for compute capacity by the second with no long-term commitments.

Spot Instances

Use spare EC2 capacity at up to 90% off the On-Demand price.

Reserved Instances

Save up to 72% compared to On-Demand pricing with a 1 or 3-year commitment.

Savings Plans

Save up to 72% on compute usage with a 1 or 3-year commitment to a consistent amount of usage.

EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML

Reserve accelerated compute capacity for a future start date and a defined duration; billed as an upfront reservation fee plus an operating system fee.

Lyceum

Serverless inference

Billed per token for input, cached input and output, with no base fee

Prompt caching

Repeated prompt prefixes still in GPU memory are billed at the cached input rate where listed

On-demand GPUs

Billed per second with no subscription

Spot GPUs

About 45% less than on-demand; capacity can be reclaimed

Reserved GPUs, clusters and dedicated endpoints

Commitment pricing agreed per contract, including multi-year reserved blocks

Getting Started

Amazon AWS

Get Started

1
Sign up for AWS
Create an AWS account to access the cloud platform.
2
Choose a compute service
Select from EC2, Lambda, or container services based on your workload needs.
3
Launch an instance
Configure and launch your first compute instance or container.
4
Set up security
Configure security groups and access controls for your resources.
5
Monitor and optimize
Use AWS CloudWatch and Compute Optimizer to monitor performance and reduce costs.

Lyceum

Get Started

1
Sign Up
Create an account on the Lyceum platform.
2
Choose a Service
Select between inference, training, or virtual machine options.
3
Deploy a Model or Job
Use provided API or CLI instructions to submit your workload.
4
Monitor Usage
Utilize dashboard features to track resource usage and performance.
5
Seek Support if Needed
Contact the sales or support team for assistance.

Support & Global Availability

Amazon AWS

Global Regions

39 geographic regions and 123 availability zones worldwide.

Support

Basic (free), Developer, Business, Enterprise support plans with varying response times and features. Extensive documentation, forums, and training resources.

Lyceum

Global Regions

European data centres; serverless models run in Paris and Finland, while dedicated and VM locations are agreed per contract

Support

Email support for all customers; business customers also get a shared Slack channel and agreed response times.