Beam
vs
GMI Cloud
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
- Hopper and Blackwell GPUs, up to GB200 NVL72
- Single-tenant GPUs as bare metal or Kubernetes containers
- GPU regions in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Inference API for open models on the same platform
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | GMI Cloud | 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 GMI Cloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | GMI Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 1 config
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Beam |
|
B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Beam |
|
H200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on Beam |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | GMI Cloud only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | $8.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | GMI Cloud only |
Beam bills on-demand; GMI Cloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
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 | GMI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | Trend Micro, Reflection AI, OpenRouter, Higgsfield, Utopai Studios |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.gmicloud.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Nov. 1, 2026, and for GMI Cloud on Nov. 2, 2026.