Beam
vs
Vast.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
- Budget cards to Blackwell, including the RTX PRO 6000 and B200
- On-demand, interruptible and reserved rentals
- SOC 2 Type II certified, with vetted datacenter hosts in Secure Cloud
- REST API, CLI, Python SDK and coding agent plugins
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Vast.ai | 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. We don't currently list GPU prices for Vast.ai.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Beam | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, platform only |
| HIPAA | Enterprise only | Secure Cloud tier only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
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 | Vast.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase | IBM, Brave, Speechify, Cognition, Bosch |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | vast.ai |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 21, 2026, and for Vast.ai on Oct. 15, 2026.