Beam
vs
Runcrate
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
- Per-second billing on most GPUs, with booting not billed
- GPU locations across North America, Europe, and Asia
- Container and VM instance types
- OpenAI-compatible inference API for open-source models
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Runcrate | 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 offers 10 GPU models, while Runcrate offers 21. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Runcrate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | $17.02 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | |
|
H100
2 configs · 1 config
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Beam |
|
B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $13.59 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 70% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | 54% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX 5090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | Identical |
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H200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 60% cheaper on Beam |
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A100
1 config · 2 configs
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | 21% cheaper on Beam |
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RTX 4090
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.58 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on Beam |
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L40S
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 28% cheaper on Runcrate |
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RTX A6000
1 config · 1 config
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Beam |
Beam bills on-demand; Runcrate 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 | Runcrate |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2025 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | -- |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.runcrate.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Nov. 10, 2026, and for Runcrate on Nov. 11, 2026.