# Beam vs Runpod (slim)

> Beam has a score of 55.5 (C) against Runpod's 53.7 (D). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 23 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Beam has a score of 55.5 (C) against Runpod's 53.7 (D). Both do compute gpu. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 23 points.

- Beam: C 55.5, rank #313 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/beam.min.md
- Runpod: D 53.7, rank #329 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runpod.min.md
- Pick Beam for reliability (+20), agent ergonomics (+11), payments & pricing (+20), transparency & trust (+9). Pick Runpod for schema & documentation (+23), security & auth (+10).

| Category | Beam | Runpod |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 58 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 58 | 47 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 74 | 65 |