Beam vs HPC-AI.COM
As of , Beam lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand; HPC-AI.COM wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs HPC-AI.COM $7.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $3.39 (45%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Beam |  HPC-AI.COM | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 median $6.99 · 35 providers · lowest Beam $4.11 from | $4.11 from captured Deploy ↗ | $7.50 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.39 (45%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $2.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.68 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.59 (22%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 median $0.79 · 15 providers · lowest HexGrid $0.55 | $0.72 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.62 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.10 (14%) | HPC-AI.COM |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Beam and HPC-AI.COM, 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.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs HPC-AI.COM $7.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $3.39 (45%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Beam $2.09 vs HPC-AI.COM $2.68 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.59 (22%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: Beam $0.72 vs HPC-AI.COM $0.62 per GPU-hour on-demand — HPC-AI.COM is $0.10 (14%) 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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