What's good about...
Beam
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only charged when code is running
- Sandbox snapshots for faster deployments
- Autoscaling and deployment logs built-in
- Supports custom Docker images
Runcrate
- Per-second GPU billing with no minimum commitment
- Eight global regions across North America, Europe, and Asia
- Full root access with SSH, Docker, and custom images
- OpenAI-compatible inference API for open-source models
Price comparison
Beam Pricing
Beam uses a pay-per-millisecond pricing model where you only pay when your code is running. CPU costs $0.190 per core, RAM costs $0.020 per GB, and file storage is included free of charge. There are no charges for cold starts or server spin-up time.
Runcrate Pricing
Per-second billing on GPU compute with no minimum commitment: stop the instance to stop the meter. Inference is billed per token against a public rate card. Reserved and dedicated capacity is available with volume discounts on monthly commitments.
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
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Available Models
Beam offers 3 GPU models, while Runcrate offers 15.
H100Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Beam and Runcrate offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.runcrate.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2021 | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | -- |
| Example Customers | Coke, Magellan, StratumAI, Geospy, Frase | -- |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Runcrate on June 23, 2026.