What's good about...
Beam
- 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
Lambda Labs
- Offers high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia H100, H200, and GH200
- Easy to use dashboard and competitive prices
- Private cloud available (isolated, physical access)
Price comparison
How do Beam's prices compare against Lambda Labs?
Block Storage
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Free egress allowance
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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GPU Fleet Overview
Same GPU, Both Providers
On-demand price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
Beam
On-DemandCustom
Lambda Labs
On-Demand
Available Models
Beam offers 10 GPU models, while Lambda Labs offers 8.
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Beam and Lambda Labs offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.beam.cloud | lambda.ai |
| Headquarters |
United States of America 
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United States of America
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| Founded | 2021 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 15 |
| Example Customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika |
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Headquarters
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Data Center Locations
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Lambda Labs on Sept. 11, 2026.