What's good about...

Beam logo Beam

  • Pay-per-millisecond billing, only charged when code is running
  • Sandbox snapshots for faster deployments
  • Autoscaling and deployment logs built-in
  • Supports custom Docker images

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

Price comparison

How do Beam's prices compare against Gcore?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
$13.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
$55.78 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
$123.44 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
$46.68 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
$20.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
$14.81 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB

Beam logo Beam Pricing Details

Beam uses a pay-per-millisecond pricing model where you only pay when your code is running. CPU costs $0.190 per core, RAM costs $0.020 per GB, and file storage is included free of charge. There are no charges for cold starts or server spin-up time.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Beam Beam
$1.61/hr
Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr

Billing Options

Beam Beam
On-Demand
Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Beam offers 3 GPU models, while Gcore offers 5.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Headquarters
Beam Beam
United States of America
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Founded
Beam Beam
2021
Gcore Gcore
2014
Data Center Locations
Beam Beam
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Gcore Gcore
53
Example Customers
Beam Beam
Coke, Magellan, StratumAI, Geospy, Frase
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast

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Our data for Beam was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Gcore on Feb. 12, 2026.