Beam vs EmpirioLabs
As of , Beam lists the lower on-demand rate on 8 of the 8 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs EmpirioLabs $10.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $6.69 (62%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Beam and EmpirioLabs, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Beam | EmpirioLabs | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.11 from captured Deploy ↗ | $10.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.69 (62%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $5.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.41 (62%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.34 (20%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.40 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.31 (55%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.76 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.80 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.04 (5%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | $0.72 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.20 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.48 (40%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | $0.54 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.90 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 (40%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | $0.44 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.90 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.46 (51%) | Beam |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs EmpirioLabs $10.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $6.69 (62%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Beam $2.09 vs EmpirioLabs $5.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $3.41 (62%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Beam $1.36 vs EmpirioLabs $1.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.34 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Beam $1.09 vs EmpirioLabs $2.40 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $1.31 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Beam $0.76 vs EmpirioLabs $0.80 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.04 (5%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: Beam $0.72 vs EmpirioLabs $1.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.48 (40%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: Beam $0.54 vs EmpirioLabs $0.90 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.36 (40%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: Beam $0.44 vs EmpirioLabs $0.90 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.46 (51%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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