What is the difference between Beam and Voltage Park?

Beam and Voltage Park are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Beam or Voltage Park?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Beam and Voltage Park?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 3 different GPU models across both Beam and Voltage Park, with 0 models available from both providers.

Beam vs Voltage Park

Compare GPU pricing between Beam and Voltage Park. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Beam

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Beam GPUs

Voltage Park GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $1.51/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 3Both available: 1Beam: 3Voltage Park: 1

Showing 3 of 3 GPUs

Last updated: 10/29/2026, 12:22:35 AM

GPU Model ↑	Beam Price	Voltage Park Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • BeamVoltage Park	$3.50/hr	$1.99/hr★ Best	↑+$1.51(+75.8%)	Beam Voltage Park
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Beam $3.50/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 Voltage Park $1.99/hour Updated: 10/23/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.51(+75.8%) Beam Voltage Park
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Beam	$0.69/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Beam
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Beam $0.69/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Beam
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Beam	$1.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Beam
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Beam $1.09/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Beam

H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • BeamVoltage Park	$3.50/hr	$1.99/hr★ Best	↑+$1.51(+75.8%)	Beam Voltage Park
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Beam $3.50/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 Voltage Park $1.99/hour Updated: 10/23/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$1.51(+75.8%) Beam Voltage Park
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Beam	$0.69/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Beam
RTX 4090 24GB VRAM • Beam $0.69/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Beam
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Beam	$1.09/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Beam
RTX 5090 32GB VRAM • Beam $1.09/hour Updated: 10/27/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Beam

Features Comparison

Beam

Pay-per-millisecond Billing
Only charged when your code runs, no charges for cold starts or server spin-up
Sub-second Cold Starts
Memory snapshots and GPU checkpoint restore bring containers back in seconds, which Beam reports as up to 35x faster than a traditional cold boot
Secure Sandbox Environments
Run untrusted code safely in isolated environments for AI agents and code interpreters
Stateful, Persistent Runtimes
Pause and resume sessions while maintaining filesystem, memory, and running processes
Elastic GPU Scaling
Scale to zero when idle, burst to thousands of containers in seconds
Custom Docker Images
Bring your own Docker images for full environment control, including running the Docker daemon inside containers

Voltage Park

High-Performance Hardware
NVIDIA HGX H100 GPUs in Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers with 1TB RAM and v52 CPUs
Tier 3+ Data Centers
Six U.S.-based data centers with redundancy, availability, and reliability across power, cooling, network, and security
Blazing-Fast Network
NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand network with up to 3,200Gbps of aggregate bandwidth for high-speed communication
Bare Metal Access
Direct hardware access for maximum performance without virtualization overhead
AI Factory Platform
Integrated platform of prebuilt blueprints — image, video and podcast generation, agentic RAG, spreadsheet analysis, SAM3 image/video segmentation, markdown conversion — plus a model playground
Flexible Deployment Options
Bare-metal access, managed Kubernetes, and virtual machines to match different workload needs

Pros & Cons

Beam

Advantages

Pay-per-millisecond billing with no charges for cold starts
Ultrafast boot times with sub-second cold starts via memory snapshots
GPU selection spanning RTX 4090 through B200, plus InfiniBand cluster nodes
On-demand machines priced flat per machine, including vCPU, RAM, and NVMe storage

Considerations

Serverless GPUs other than the RTX 4090 require a committed-spend agreement
GPU container concurrency is capped on the lower plan tiers
Multi-node InfiniBand clusters are sales-only with no published pricing

Voltage Park

Advantages

Great GPU availability for on-demand use
No separate ingress, egress, or support charges
Fast deployment (spin up nodes in 15 minutes)
Bare metal access for maximum performance

Considerations

U.S.-only regions (limited global presence)
Low GPU variety (primarily H100s)
Relatively new provider (founded 2023)

Compute Services

Beam

Inference Endpoints

Deploy high-performance inference endpoints with custom models

Custom model hosting on GPU or CPU
Pre-loading models for fast response times

Sandboxes

Secure code execution environments for AI agents

Run untrusted LLM-generated code safely
Snapshot and restore complete system state

Task Queues

Run large-scale workloads with distributed processing

Audio processing pipelines
Data processing at scale

Voltage Park

On-Demand GPU Access

Self-serve GPU instances available in minutes with no long-term contracts

Reserved GPU Clusters

Long‑term GPU reservations with favorable payment terms; H100 and Blackwell options.

6+ month contracts
Friendly payment terms

Pricing Options

Beam

Pay-per-millisecond

Serverless GPU, CPU, and sandbox usage billed by the millisecond with no minimum charges

Committed Spend

Serverless access to GPUs beyond the RTX 4090 is arranged through a committed-spend agreement

On-Demand Machines

Flat hourly price per machine that already includes the vCPU, RAM, and NVMe storage

Reserved Clusters

Multi-node InfiniBand clusters reserved monthly or yearly, quoted through sales

Bring Your Own Cloud

Per-vCPU and per-GB management fee on top of compute billed directly by your own cloud provider

Storage

Persistent volumes and snapshots included up to a capacity threshold, then billed per GB per month

Monthly Plans

Developer plan free with usage, Team plan with a monthly base fee plus usage, and a contact-sales Growth tier

Free Monthly Credits

All plans include monthly free credits that refresh each month

Volume Discounts

Discounts available for high monthly usage, arranged through sales

Voltage Park

On-Demand (Ethernet)

Self-serve, pay-as-you-go bare-metal H100 nodes on Ethernet with no minimum term

On-Demand (InfiniBand)

Self-serve, pay-as-you-go bare-metal H100 nodes on 3,200 Gbps InfiniBand with no minimum term

Long-Term Reserve

Dedicated reserved capacity on 6+ month contracts with negotiated payment terms; the only route to Blackwell systems

Getting Started

Beam

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up on the Beam platform to receive monthly free credits
2
Set up Python environment
Create a virtual environment and install the Beam SDK
3
Authenticate with API token
Configure your API token to connect to Beam
4
Deploy your first app
Run a function locally, then deploy it as a web endpoint with the Beam CLI

Voltage Park

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up for Voltage Park services through their website
2
Choose deployment option
Select between on-demand access or long-term reservation
3
Configure your cluster
Specify the number of GPUs and networking requirements
4
Deploy and access
Launch your cluster and access via SSH or preferred tools

Support & Global Availability

Beam

Global Regions

30+ regions spanning the US, EU, Asia-Pacific, and Canada, with workloads routed across clouds and regions in real time

Support

Documentation, public Slack community, and a status page; live chat support on paid plans and a private Slack channel on the top tier

Voltage Park

Global Regions

Six Tier 3+ designed data centers across four U.S. states

Support

24/7 expert support included at no extra cost; self-serve help center at support.voltagepark.com (also reachable at docs.voltagepark.com); infrastructure partnership with Penguin Solutions for setup and optimization