Beam
vs
Lium
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
- Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
- Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
- Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
- CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Lium | 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 and Lium each offer 10 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Lium | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | $9.30 /GPU/hr Spot | |
|
H100
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on Beam |
|
B200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 25% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on Beam |
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H200
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.40 /GPU/hr Spot | Different terms |
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RTX 5090
1 config · 2 configs
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 45% cheaper on Beam |
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A100
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.68 /GPU/hr On-demand | 19% cheaper on Beam |
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RTX A6000
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | 22% cheaper on Lium |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Lium only |
Beam bills on-demand; Lium bills on-demand and spot. 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 | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Locations | -- | 23 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | -- |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | lium.io |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 18, 2026, and for Lium on Oct. 18, 2026.