Beam vs RunPod
As of , Beam lists the lower on-demand rate on 8 of the 9 GPUs both offer on-demand; RunPod wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs RunPod $6.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.68 (39%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Beam and RunPod, 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 | RunPod | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA B200 | $4.11 from captured Deploy ↗ | $6.79 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $2.68 (39%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA H200 | $2.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $4.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 (54%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA H100 PCIe | $1.83 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.89 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.06 (37%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $1.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.59 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.23 (14%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 (48%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA L40S | $0.76 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.33 (30%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | $0.72 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.27 (27%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | $0.54 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.53 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.01 (2%) | RunPod |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | $0.44 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.74 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $0.30 (41%) | Beam |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA B200: Beam $4.11 vs RunPod $6.79 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.68 (39%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Beam $2.09 vs RunPod $4.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.50 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 PCIe: Beam $1.83 vs RunPod $2.89 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $1.06 (37%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Beam $1.36 vs RunPod $1.59 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.23 (14%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Beam $1.09 vs RunPod $2.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $1.00 (48%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA L40S: Beam $0.76 vs RunPod $1.09 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.33 (30%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 5090: Beam $0.72 vs RunPod $0.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.27 (27%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX A6000: Beam $0.54 vs RunPod $0.53 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — RunPod is $0.01 (2%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX 4090: Beam $0.44 vs RunPod $0.74 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $0.30 (41%) 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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