What is the difference between Lyceum and Scaleway?

Lyceum and Scaleway 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: Lyceum or Scaleway?

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 Lyceum and Scaleway?

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 7 different GPU models across both Lyceum and Scaleway, with 0 models available from both providers.

Lyceum vs Scaleway

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

Lyceum

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Scaleway

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Lyceum GPUs

Scaleway GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $0.53/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 7Both available: 3Lyceum: 6Scaleway: 4

Showing 7 of 7 GPUs

Last updated: 10/6/2026, 8:38:08 PM

GPU Model ↑	Lyceum Price	Scaleway Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lyceum	$1.59/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lyceum
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lyceum $1.59/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lyceum
B200 180GB VRAM • Lyceum	$6.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lyceum
B200 180GB VRAM • Lyceum $6.29/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lyceum
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • LyceumScaleway	$2.48/hr★ Best	$3.21/hr	↓$0.73(22.7%)	Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lyceum $2.48/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $3.21/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.73(22.7%) Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
H200 141GB VRAM • Lyceum	$3.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lyceum
H200 141GB VRAM • Lyceum $3.99/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lyceum
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • LyceumScaleway	$7.99/hr★ Best	$8.40/hr 8x GPU	↓$0.41(4.9%)	Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lyceum $7.99/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $8.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.41(4.9%) Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • LyceumScaleway	$1.19/hr★ Best	$1.65/hr	↓$0.46(27.7%)	Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lyceum $1.19/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.46(27.7%) Lyceum Scaleway Instances API

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lyceum	$1.59/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lyceum
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lyceum $1.59/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lyceum
B200 180GB VRAM • Lyceum	$6.29/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lyceum
B200 180GB VRAM • Lyceum $6.29/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lyceum
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • LyceumScaleway	$2.48/hr★ Best	$3.21/hr	↓$0.73(22.7%)	Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Lyceum $2.48/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $3.21/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.73(22.7%) Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
H200 141GB VRAM • Lyceum	$3.99/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Lyceum
H200 141GB VRAM • Lyceum $3.99/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Lyceum
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • LyceumScaleway	$7.99/hr★ Best	$8.40/hr 8x GPU	↓$0.41(4.9%)	Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Lyceum $7.99/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $8.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.41(4.9%) Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Scaleway	Not Available	$0.88/hr★ Best	—	Scaleway Instances API
L4 24GB VRAM • Not Available Scaleway $0.88/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • LyceumScaleway	$1.19/hr★ Best	$1.65/hr	↓$0.46(27.7%)	Lyceum Scaleway Instances API
L40S 48GB VRAM • Lyceum $1.19/hour Updated: 10/4/2026 ★Best Price Scaleway $1.65/hour Updated: 10/6/2026 Price Difference:↓$0.46(27.7%) Lyceum Scaleway Instances API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 22Both available: 2Lyceum: 16Scaleway: 8

Showing 15 of 22 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/6/2026, 8:38:08 PM

Model ↑	Lyceum	Scaleway	Input Diff ↕
DeepSeek V4 Flash DeepSeek	$0.250 in $0.300 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek	$1.75 in $3.50 out	Not available	—
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek	$0.500 in $1.50 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.1 Zhipu	$1.40 in $4.40 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.2 Zhipu	$1.50 in $4.50 out	$2.03 in $6.20 out	$0.528
GLM-5.3 Z AI	$1.40 in $4.40 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.3-Flash Z AI	$0.200 in $0.500 out	Not available	—
GPT-OSS-120B OpenAI	Not available	$0.169 in $0.676 out	—
Kimi K2.6 Kimi	$1.00 in $4.00 out	Not available	—
Kimi K2.7 Code Kimi	$1.25 in $4.50 out	Not available	—
Kimi K3 Moonshot	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Llama 3.3 70B Meta	Not available	$1.01 in $1.01 out	—
MiniMax-M3 MiniMax	$0.400 in $2.00 out	Not available	—
Mistral Medium 3.5 Mistral	Not available	$1.69 in $8.45 out	—
Qwen 3 Coder 30B Alibaba	Not available	$0.225 in $0.901 out	—

Features Comparison

Lyceum

Serverless Inference
API access to open-source models with pay-per-token pricing.
Dedicated Endpoints
Reserved GPU capacity for production models ensuring low latency and high availability.
Serverless Training
Run training jobs on GPUs without the need for infrastructure management.
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.

Scaleway

GPU Instances
L4, L40S, H100 (PCIe and SXM) and B300-SXM (Blackwell) GPU instances in configurations from 1 to 8 GPUs.
Generative APIs
Serverless, pay-per-token access to hosted chat, vision, embedding and audio models, plus dedicated GPU deployments for models that need isolated capacity.
Bare Metal
Dedibox dedicated servers and cloud-integrated Elastic Metal alongside GPU and virtual instance compute.
Managed Kubernetes
Kapsule and Kosmos managed Kubernetes offerings for containerized workloads.
EU Data Sovereignty
Infrastructure across multiple multi-availability-zone European regions, with data residency in the EU.
Automation Tooling
Console, API, CLI and Terraform provider for provisioning and lifecycle automation.

Pros & Cons

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

Limited pricing information available publicly.
Documentation and support resources not explicitly listed.

Scaleway

Advantages

GPU lineup spanning L4 through B300-SXM (Blackwell) in 1-8 GPU configurations
Two inference paths: serverless per-token Generative APIs and dedicated GPU deployments for the same model catalog
European headquarters with data residency across multiple multi-AZ EU regions
Free tier for trying Generative APIs, including a token allowance and audio transcription minutes

Considerations

On-demand hourly pricing only; no reserved or spot pricing published for GPU Instances
Some GPU types are limited to specific availability zones
Faster support response times require a paid support plan

Compute Services

Lyceum

Scaleway

Pricing Options

Lyceum

Scaleway

On-demand GPU Instances

Hourly per-instance billing for L4, L40S, H100 and B300-SXM configurations, with no reserved or spot options.

Generative APIs - Serverless

Pay-per-token billing for hosted chat, vision, embedding and audio models, with a discount for Batches API requests.

Generative APIs - Dedicated Deployment

Hourly billing by GPU resource type for isolated model hosting.

Bare Metal

Dedibox and Elastic Metal dedicated servers, billed separately from GPU compute.

Getting Started

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.

Scaleway

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up in the Scaleway console and complete identity verification.
2
Choose a region
Select an availability zone; some GPU types are limited to specific zones.
3
Launch a GPU Instance or call a Generative API
Provision a GPU Instance from the console, API, CLI or Terraform, or call a hosted model through the Generative APIs.
4
Connect and deploy
Connect to the running instance, or integrate the API endpoint into an application.
5
Monitor usage and get support
Track consumption in the console and reach support via ticket, with paid plans offering hotline access.

Support & Global Availability

Lyceum

Global Regions

GPUs hosted in European data centres

Support

Contact support via sales inquiry or demo booking.

Scaleway

Global Regions

GPU Instances span multiple multi-availability-zone regions in Europe; Generative APIs (serverless and dedicated) are currently served from the Paris region.

Support

24/7 ticket support included on every plan; paid Advanced, Business and Enterprise tiers add hotline access, faster response times and, on Enterprise, a dedicated technical account manager. Additional resources include documentation, a community Slack and a public status page; support is offered in English and French.