# Baseten vs Beam (slim)

> Baseten has a score of 66.7 (B) against Beam's 55.5 (C). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is security & auth, 32 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Baseten has a score of 66.7 (B) against Beam's 55.5 (C). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is security & auth, 32 points.

- Baseten: B 66.7, rank #157 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/baseten.min.md
- Beam: C 55.5, rank #313 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/beam.min.md
- Pick Baseten for reliability (+25), schema & documentation (+26), security & auth (+32), maintenance & community (+5). Pick Beam for transparency & trust (+7).

| Category | Baseten | Beam |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 58 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 55 | 58 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 82 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 90 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 74 |