Beam
vs
Cerebrium
Both run serverless GPU containers billed while code executes. Beam bills by the millisecond and adds flat-rate machines and cron jobs, while Cerebrium runs from Sweden and the US.
What's good about each
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only while code is running
- Sub-second cold starts from memory snapshots
- No egress or bandwidth fees on any plan
- Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account
- Recurring monthly credit on every plan
- Per-second billing, with no charge for idle GPUs
- Cold starts of 2-4 seconds via memory and GPU snapshots
- SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 certified
- Ten GPU types, from T4 to B200
- Region pinning for data residency, on US and EU capacity
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $22.73 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (CPU only) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $113.94 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CPU only) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $227.89 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU only) | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $5.00 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB included | 58% cheaper on Beam |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Beam offers 10 GPU models, while Cerebrium offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Cerebrium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Beam |
|
B200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | 32% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 4 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Beam |
|
H200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 50% cheaper on Beam |
|
A100
1 config · 8 configs
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 32% cheaper on Beam |
|
L40S
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 61% cheaper on Beam |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
|
T4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Cerebrium only |
Beam bills on-demand; Cerebrium bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Beam | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Beam | Cerebrium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Tavus, Deepgram, Resemble AI |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.cerebrium.ai |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Cerebrium on Oct. 1, 2026.