Beam
vs
OpenRelay
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
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | OpenRelay | 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 | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
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 OpenRelay offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | $8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | |
|
H100
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 17% cheaper on Beam |
|
B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 35% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX 5090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 28% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
A100
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 19% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX 4090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 20% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
H200
2 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 3090
1 config
|
-- | $0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand | OpenRelay only |
Beam bills on-demand; OpenRelay 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 | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | -- |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | openrelay.inc |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for OpenRelay on Nov. 9, 2026.