Microsoft Azure vs Canopy Wave
As of , Canopy Wave lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Canopy Wave $3.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Canopy Wave is $7.81 (71%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Canopy Wave | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $3.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.81 (71%) | Canopy Wave |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.60 (62%) | Canopy Wave |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Canopy Wave |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Canopy Wave, compared per GPU-hour on the GPUs both list. Where a provider has several tiers or regions, its cheapest on-demand rate is used and labelled. Community capacity (RunPod Community Cloud) and marketplace floors are shown only where a provider has nothing else, and never decide which is cheaper.
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Canopy Wave $3.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Canopy Wave is $7.81 (71%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Canopy Wave $4.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Canopy Wave is $6.60 (62%) cheaper.
Not compared: GPUs only one of the two lists, reserved/committed tiers, and anything either provider prices only on request. See each provider's page for its full list.
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