Beam vs Modal
As of , Beam lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.14 (34%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Beam and Modal, 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 | Modal | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.11 from captured Deploy ↗ | $6.25 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.14 (34%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $4.54 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.45 (54%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.14 (46%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.03 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.94 (64%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.76 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.95 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.19 (61%) | Beam |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs Modal $6.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.14 (34%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Beam $2.09 vs Modal $4.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.45 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Beam $1.36 vs Modal $2.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $1.14 (46%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Beam $1.09 vs Modal $3.03 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $1.94 (64%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Beam $0.76 vs Modal $1.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $1.19 (61%) 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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