What's good about...
Beam
- 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
SwissGPU
- Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
- Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
- Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
- No storage or bandwidth charges
- Stripe payments including TWINT
Price comparison
How do Beam's prices compare against SwissGPU?
Block Storage
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Free egress allowance
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SwissGPU Pricing Details
Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.
GPU Fleet Overview
Same GPU, Both Providers
On-demand price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
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Available Models
Beam offers 10 GPU models, while SwissGPU offers 7.
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Beam and SwissGPU offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.swissgpu.ch |
| Headquarters |
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| Founded | 2021 | -- |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 1 |
| Example Customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | EduID, Liset Capital, SPH |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for SwissGPU on Aug. 31, 2026.