What is the difference between CloudGPU and Lium.io?

CloudGPU 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: CloudGPU 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 CloudGPU 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 31 different GPU models across both CloudGPU and Lium.io, with 0 models available from both providers.

CloudGPU vs Lium.io

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between CloudGPU and Lium.io. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

CloudGPU

Provider 1

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Lium.io

Provider 2

GPUs Available

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

CloudGPU GPUs

Lium.io GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.16/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 31Both available: 6CloudGPU: 15Lium.io: 22

Showing 15 of 31 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 6:29:30 PM

GPU Model ↑	CloudGPU Price	Lium.io Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.79/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.79/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CloudGPULium.io	$1.59/hr	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$0.59(+59.0%)	CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CloudGPU $1.59/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.59(+59.0%) CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed
A30 24GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
A30 24GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
A40 48GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
A40 48GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.39/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$5.50/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $5.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★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	$3.99/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★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: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.38/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.38/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 2080 8GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.15/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 2080 8GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.15/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 2080 Ti 11GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 2080 Ti 11GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.16/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.19/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • CloudGPULium.io	$0.29/hr	$0.19/hr★ Best 3x GPU	↑+$0.10(+52.6%)	CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.29/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Lium.io $0.19/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.10(+52.6%) CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed

A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.79/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
A100 PCIE 40GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.79/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CloudGPULium.io	$1.59/hr	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$0.59(+59.0%)	CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • CloudGPU $1.59/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.59(+59.0%) CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed
A30 24GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
A30 24GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
A40 48GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.39/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
A40 48GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.39/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$5.50/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $5.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★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	$3.99/hr★ Best	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $3.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★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: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	Not Available	$0.38/hr★ Best 4x GPU	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Lium.io $0.38/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 2080 8GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.15/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 2080 8GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.15/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 2080 Ti 11GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.16/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 2080 Ti 11GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.16/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.19/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.19/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • CloudGPU	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	CloudGPU
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available CloudGPU
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • CloudGPULium.io	$0.29/hr	$0.19/hr★ Best 3x GPU	↑+$0.10(+52.6%)	CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • CloudGPU $0.29/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Lium.io $0.19/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.10(+52.6%) CloudGPU Lium Public Nodes Feed

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 10Both available: 0CloudGPU: 10Lium.io: 0

Showing 10 of 10 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 11/6/2026, 6:29:30 PM

Model ↑	CloudGPU	Lium.io	Input Diff ↕
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	$2.50 in $12.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic	$2.50 in $12.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic	$2.50 in $12.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 5 Anthropic	$2.50 in $12.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic	$2.00 in $10.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic	$1.50 in $7.50 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic	$1.00 in $5.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic	$1.00 in $5.00 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

CloudGPU

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

CloudGPU

Advantages

Considerations

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

CloudGPU

Lium.io

Pricing Options

CloudGPU

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

CloudGPU

Get Started

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

CloudGPU

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.