Microsoft Azure vs Civo
As of , Civo lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Civo $2.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Civo is $8.07 (73%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Civo | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.07 (73%) | Civo |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.49 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.11 (67%) | Civo |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.88 (51%) | Civo |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.31 (68%) | Civo |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Civo |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Civo, 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 Civo $2.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Civo is $8.07 (73%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Civo $3.49 per GPU-hour on-demand — Civo is $7.11 (67%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Civo $1.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Civo is $1.88 (51%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Civo $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Civo is $2.31 (68%) 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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