Lium.
GPU marketplace — independent providers list machines and set their own prices, so rates move with competition rather than a fixed rate card. Renters top up by card or crypto and are billed per second, deploying containerized pods with persistent volumes. Almost all capacity is datacenter "secure" tier (a spot tier exists and can be reclaimed by its provider at any time). Note that a third of nodes have a minimum order of more than one GPU. Hosts are paid in two streams: rental fees (95% of what renters pay) daily at 17:00 UTC, and idle pay as network rewards for supported GPUs, about every 72 minutes.
At a glance
- Business model
- P2P marketplaces
- Tier
- Marketplace
- Pricing model
- On demand
When to pick Lium
Best for
- Steady production and training on Secure nodes — a Secure provider is penalised if your rental is interrupted.
- Cheaper, interruptible work on Spot nodes, which their provider can reclaim.
- Per-second billing, paid by card or crypto.
Avoid for
- Single-GPU jobs on the nodes that only rent whole — about a third have a minimum order above one GPU.
- Interruption-sensitive work on Spot nodes.
Daily median on Lium's top GPUs.
GPUs available on Lium
Compare with peers
Other providers in the same bucket — quick way to sanity-check pricing before committing.
Vast.ai
P2P marketplace — list consumer or datacenter GPUs at your own per-hour bid. Huge renter demand, weekly BTC/USD payouts.
TensorDock
P2P marketplace with 100+ GPU models across home + datacenter hosts. Often the cheapest on-demand rates in the long tail.
Cudo Compute
Descended from Cudo Miner — hosts install the Cudo Compute Provider agent and earn on completed compute jobs. USD or BTC payouts.
Clore.ai
P2P GPU marketplace. Host lists a server, pays out in CLORE, BTC, or USD; renters pay per-hour for on-demand or spot capacity.