Beam
vs
Packet·ai
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
- Dynamic tier: shared GPUs at about half the dedicated rate
- Free, unlimited data egress
- Single GPUs from RTX 4090 to B200
- S3-compatible object storage and OpenAI-compatible inference API
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $7.20 /mo 100 GB | 71% cheaper on Beam |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| 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 Packet·ai offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | -- On request | |
|
B200
2 configs · 5 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 9% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 2 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 39% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
H200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
A100
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX 4090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
L40S
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
Beam bills on-demand; Packet·ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Beam | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions |
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 | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 12 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | -- |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | packet.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Oct. 1, 2026.