Beam
vs
HyperAI
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
- Free CPU tier with 8 vCPU and 16 GB RAM
- Every GPU model available in 1, 2, 4, and 8-GPU shapes
- Pro membership at $4.99 / mo includes 30 hours of RTX 5090 compute and 50 GB storage
- 20 GB of persistent storage included at no cost
- Curated datasets and tutorials launch directly into containers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | HyperAI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $9.00 /mo 100 GB | 77% 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 HyperAI offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | HyperAI | Difference |
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$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
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$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 27% cheaper on HyperAI |
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$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on HyperAI |
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-- On request | -- | Beam only |
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$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
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$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
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$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
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$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
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-- | $0.06 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | HyperAI only |
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-- | $0.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | HyperAI only |
Beam bills on-demand; HyperAI bills on-demand and reserved (1 months). 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 | HyperAI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | Hong Kong |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | -- |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | hyper.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for HyperAI on Sept. 23, 2026.