Beam

Serverless GPU functions — deploy a Python file, get an HTTPS endpoint.

Paid☁ Cloud · no GPUCloud API

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What is Beam?

Beam treats GPU functions the way Vercel treats web functions: write Python, run `beam deploy`, get an HTTPS endpoint with autoscaling. Targeted at the long tail between Replicate (run someone else's model) and Modal (do everything in code).

Pros & cons

Pros

'Deploy a Python file' DX is genuinely good
Scales to zero — no idle cost
Good for personal projects on a budget

Cons

Smaller catalogue of pre-built environments than Modal
Less control over GPU type than RunPod / Modal

What's actually free?

Free monthly credits; pay-per-second beyond.

Watermark-Free

Alternatives

Modal

Serverless Python for GPU workloads.

Freemium 16–80 GB VRAM

Min VRAM: 16 GB
GPU class: Datacenter GPU
Quant: —

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Replicate

Run any open-source model with one API call.

Paid☁ Cloud · no GPU

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RunPod

On-demand GPU pods for ComfyUI, vLLM, training.

Paid 8–80 GB VRAM

Min VRAM: 8 GB
GPU class: Datacenter GPU
Quant: FP16

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