Beam vs Lightning AI
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 H200: Beam $2.09 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.41 (54%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Beam |  Lightning AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 56 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $2.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.41 (54%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.49 (26%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA L40S median $1.52 · 42 providers · lowest CloudRift $0.63 | $0.76 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.54 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.78 (79%) | Beam |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Beam and Lightning AI, 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 H200: Beam $2.09 vs Lightning AI $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.41 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Beam $1.36 vs Lightning AI $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.49 (26%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Beam $0.76 vs Lightning AI $3.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.78 (79%) 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.
Data updated: