Beam
vs
EmpirioLabs AI
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | EmpirioLabs AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium VM | $289.08 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB disk · Billed per second while running | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | -- Not listed | |
| 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 EmpirioLabs AI offers 19. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | EmpirioLabs AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 2 configs
|
-- On request | $16.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
H100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 52% cheaper on Beam |
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B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.99 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 41% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 5 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 55% cheaper on Beam |
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H200
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $11.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 82% cheaper on Beam |
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RTX 5090
1 config · 2 configs
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 49% cheaper on Beam |
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A100
1 config · 5 configs
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | 20% cheaper on Beam |
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RTX 4090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 69% cheaper on Beam |
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L40S
1 config · 3 configs
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$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Beam |
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RTX A6000
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.85 /GPU/hr On-demand | 36% cheaper on Beam |
Beam bills on-demand; EmpirioLabs AI bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Beam | EmpirioLabs AI |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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 | EmpirioLabs AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 6 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | -- |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | empiriolabs.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 19, 2026, and for EmpirioLabs AI on Oct. 19, 2026.