Beam
vs
Orion AI Factory
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
- Quarter, half and whole B200 GPU packages
- Data residency in Serbia on the telecom's own datacenter
- Free egress on every package
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Orion AI Factory | 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 Orion AI Factory offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Orion AI Factory | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B200
2 configs · 8 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $9.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | 59% cheaper on Beam |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
H100
2 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.72 /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 4090
1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Orion AI Factory only |
Beam bills on-demand; Orion AI Factory bills on-demand and reserved (12, 24 or 36 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 | Orion AI Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | USA | Serbia |
| Locations | -- | 1 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | -- |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | orionfactory.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Orion AI Factory on Oct. 28, 2026.