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Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Beam and Salad Cloud. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.
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Average Price Difference: $0.35/hour between comparable GPUs
| GPU Model ↑ | Beam Price | Salad Cloud Price | Price Diff ↕ | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A10 24GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
A10 24GB VRAM • | ||||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • | ||||
H200 141GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
H200 141GB VRAM • | ||||
L40S 48GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
L40S 48GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4060 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4060 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • | ||||
A10 24GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
A10 24GB VRAM • | ||||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • | ||||
H200 141GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
H200 141GB VRAM • | ||||
L40S 48GB VRAM • Beam | Not Available | — | ||
L40S 48GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3070 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3080 10GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3080 Ti 12GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3090 24GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 3090 Ti 24GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4060 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4060 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4070 12GB VRAM • | ||||
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • Salad Cloud | Not Available | — | ||
RTX 4070 Ti 12GB VRAM • | ||||
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Only charged when your code runs, no charges for cold starts or server spin-up
Ultrafast boot times with advanced container optimization
Run untrusted code safely in isolated environments for AI agents and code interpreters
Pause and resume sessions while maintaining filesystem, memory, and running processes
Scale to zero when idle, burst to thousands of containers in seconds
Bring your own Docker images for full environment control
Community-powered consumer GPUs for stateless and high-volume workloads with very competitive pricing.
Data center-grade A100, L40S, and H100 NVL capacity with managed orchestration for compliant workloads.
Deploy containers without managing nodes; scale replicas across thousands of GPUs via the Salad portal.
Public pricing calculator shows hourly rates for all GPU types across both Community and Secure tiers.
Portal access, Developer Hub, and product documentation at docs.salad.com.
Deploy high-performance inference endpoints with custom models
Secure code execution environments for AI agents
Run large-scale workloads with distributed processing
Managed container orchestration on data center GPUs such as H100 NVL, A100, and L40S with competitive hourly pricing.
Community-powered GPU pool for flexible, stateless workloads with very competitive pricing.
Only pay for actual compute time with no minimum charges
Developer plan free with usage, Team plan starts at monthly base fee plus usage
All plans include monthly free credits for getting started
Extremely cost-effective community tier with consumer GPUs for stateless and fault-tolerant workloads.
Competitive hourly rates for data center-grade H100 NVL, A100, and L40S GPUs with managed orchestration.
Hourly billing via the Salad portal and calculator with no prepayments or long-term commitments required.
Public pricing calculator available showing all GPU types and hourly rates across both tiers.
Sign up on the Beam platform
Create a virtual environment and install the Beam SDK
Configure your API token to connect to Beam
Sign up and log in at portal.salad.com to access the dashboard and calculator.
Pick Community for the lowest-cost consumer GPUs or Secure for data center-grade H100/A100/L40S clusters.
Use the pricing calculator to pick a GPU SKU (e.g., L40S, A100, H100 NVL) and set the number of replicas.
Provide your image, command, and environment settings, then launch via the portal or API.
Track deployments and status in the portal; adjust replicas or GPU class as needed.
Distributed global community GPU network with secure data center clusters (locations not explicitly listed on public pages).
Documentation and Developer Hub at docs.salad.com, portal dashboards with a status page, community Discord, and sales contact for secure clusters.