Beam vs Limestone Networks
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 A100 80GB: Beam $1.36 vs Limestone Networks $2.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.89 (40%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Beam |  Limestone Networks | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $1.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.89 (40%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.23 · 41 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $1.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.95 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.86 (63%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 median $0.81 · 20 providers · lowest HexGrid $0.55 | $0.72 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.53 (42%) | Beam |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Beam and Limestone Networks, 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 A100 80GB: Beam $1.36 vs Limestone Networks $2.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.89 (40%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Beam $1.09 vs Limestone Networks $2.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $1.86 (63%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: Beam $0.72 vs Limestone Networks $1.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.53 (42%) 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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