Beam vs Google Cloud
As of , Beam lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $12.00 (74%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Beam and Google Cloud, 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 | Google Cloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.11 from captured Deploy ↗ | $16.11 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $12.00 (74%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $7.22 (78%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.57 (65%) | Beam |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Beam | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | — | $1.45 captured |
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $5.57 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | — | $0.40 captured |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs Google Cloud $16.11 (us-west1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $12.00 (74%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Beam $2.09 vs Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $7.22 (78%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Beam $1.36 vs Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.57 (65%) 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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