What is the difference between Lium.io and Nebius?

Lium.io and Nebius 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: Lium.io or Nebius?

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 Lium.io and Nebius?

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 Lium.io and Nebius, with 0 models available from both providers.

Lium.io vs Nebius

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

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Lium.io GPUs

Nebius GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.67/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 22Both available: 6Lium.io: 22Nebius: 6

Showing 15 of 22 GPUs

Last updated: 11/6/2026, 6:17:02 PM

GPU Model ↑	Lium.io Price	Nebius Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$5.50/hr 8x GPU	$4.50/hr★ Best	↑+$1.00(+22.2%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io $5.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 Nebius $4.50/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.00(+22.2%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$1.49/hr 8x GPU	$0.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.70(+88.6%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 Nebius $0.79/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.70(+88.6%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$3.99/hr	$1.40/hr★ Best	↑+$2.59(+185.0%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io $3.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 Nebius $1.40/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.59(+185.0%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$4.00/hr★ Best 4x GPU	$8.89/hr	↓$4.89(55.0%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io $4.00/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Nebius $8.89/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$4.89(55.0%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.33/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.33/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$0.38/hr★ Best 4x GPU	$0.74/hr	↓$0.36(48.6%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.38/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Nebius $0.74/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.36(48.6%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.19/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.19/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.35/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.35/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.62/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.62/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.69/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.69/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io	$1.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$5.50/hr 8x GPU	$4.50/hr★ Best	↑+$1.00(+22.2%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
B200 180GB VRAM • Lium.io $5.50/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 Nebius $4.50/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.00(+22.2%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$1.49/hr 8x GPU	$0.79/hr★ Best	↑+$0.70(+88.6%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lium.io $1.49/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 Nebius $0.79/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$0.70(+88.6%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$3.99/hr	$1.40/hr★ Best	↑+$2.59(+185.0%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
H200 141GB VRAM • Lium.io $3.99/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 Nebius $1.40/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.59(+185.0%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$4.00/hr★ Best 4x GPU	$8.89/hr	↓$4.89(55.0%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lium.io $4.00/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Nebius $8.89/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$4.89(55.0%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.33/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40 40GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.33/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.ioNebius	$0.38/hr★ Best 4x GPU	$0.74/hr	↓$0.36(48.6%)	Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.38/hour 4x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Nebius $0.74/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.36(48.6%) Lium Public Nodes Feed Nebius
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.19/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.19/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best 3x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour 3x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.35/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.35/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.20/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.20/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.22/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5080 16GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.22/hour Updated: 11/5/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.62/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.62/hour Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io	$0.69/hr★ Best 2x GPU	Not Available	—	Lium Public Nodes Feed
RTX 6000 Ada 48GB VRAM • Lium.io $0.69/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 11/6/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lium Public Nodes Feed

Features Comparison

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.

Nebius

Transparent GPU pricing
Published on-demand rates for extensive NVIDIA GPU lineup including latest Blackwell models
Commitment discounts
Long-term commitments can cut on-demand rates by up to 35%
HGX clusters
Multi-GPU HGX B300/B200/H200/H100 nodes with per-GPU table pricing
Preemptible instances
Cost-effective preemptible GPU pricing for fault-tolerant workloads
Flexible payment options
Support for both credit card and bank transfer payment methods
Self-service console
Launch and manage AI Cloud resources directly from the Nebius console

Pros & Cons

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

Nebius

Advantages

Transparent published hourly GPU pricing across extensive NVIDIA lineup with commitment discounts available
Latest Blackwell GB300/GB200 and HGX B300/B200/H200/H100 options for AI training
Self-service console with preemptible pricing options for cost optimization
Vertical integration aimed at predictable pricing and performance with flexible payment methods

Considerations

Regional availability is not fully enumerated on public pages
Premium Blackwell GB300/GB200 models and large HGX capacity require sales engagement
Pricing for ancillary services (storage/network) is less visible than GPU rates

Compute Services

Lium.io

Nebius

AI Cloud GPU Instances

On-demand GPU VMs with published hourly rates and commitment discounts.

HGX Clusters

Dense multi-GPU HGX nodes for large-scale training.

Pricing Options

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.

Nebius

On-demand GPU pricing

Published transparent hourly rates for various NVIDIA GPUs with self-service console access.

Preemptible GPU pricing

Cost-effective preemptible instances for fault-tolerant workloads at lower rates.

HGX cluster pricing

Published per-GPU-hour pricing for HGX B300, HGX B200, HGX H200, and HGX H100 multi-GPU nodes.

Commitment discounts

Save up to 35% versus on-demand with long-term commitments and larger GPU quantities.

Premium Blackwell access

Contact for availability of latest GB300 and GB200 Blackwell Ultra platforms.

Getting 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.

Nebius

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up and log in to the Nebius AI Cloud console.
2
Add billing or credits
Attach a payment method to unlock on-demand GPU access.
3
Pick a GPU SKU
Choose from H100, H200, L40S, RTX PRO 6000, or HGX cluster configurations from the pricing catalog.
4
Launch and connect
Provision a VM or cluster and connect via SSH or your preferred tooling.
5
Optimize costs
Apply commitment discounts or talk to sales for large reservations.

Support & Global Availability

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.

Nebius

Global Regions

GPU clusters deployed across Europe and the US; headquarters in Amsterdam with engineering hubs in Finland, Serbia, and Israel (per About page).

Support

Documentation at docs.nebius.com, self-service AI Cloud console, and contact-sales for capacity or commitments.