Beam
vs
Novita
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
- Wide range of GPU options from RTX 3090 to H200
- Spot pricing available for up to 50% cost savings
- Offers serverless endpoints, bare metal, and cloud instances
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Novita | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Novita offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Novita | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX 5090
1 config · 20 configs
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 22% cheaper on Novita |
|
RTX 4090
1 config · 20 configs
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.33 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 25% cheaper on Novita |
|
L40S
1 config · 8 configs
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 28% cheaper on Novita |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
H200
2 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
20 configs
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Novita only |
Beam bills on-demand; Novita bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 6 or 12 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 | Novita |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 16 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | beBee, Fish Audio, Gizmo, Wiz.ai |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | novita.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Novita on Oct. 1, 2026.