Beam
vs
Together AI
Beam runs your own code on GPUs you select, while Together AI serves open-source models through a hosted inference API and rents GPU clusters.
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
- Per-minute billing with transparent pricing
- High-performance GPUs including H100, H200, and GB200
- Support for 200+ open-source AI models
- Both serverless and dedicated cluster options
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Together AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Together AI offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Together AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on Beam |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | -- On request | |
|
B200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
H200
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Beam |
|
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 |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Together AI only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Together AI only |
Beam bills on-demand; Together AI bills on-demand and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Beam | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Company details
| Fact | Beam | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 26 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Pika Labs, Nexusflow, Arcee AI |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | together.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Together AI on Sept. 14, 2026.