Microsoft Azure vs Verda
As of , Verda lists the lower on-demand rate on 6 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Verda $4.89 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $6.17 (56%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Verda | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $4.89 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.17 (56%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.38 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.22 (40%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.80 (51%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.38 (38%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.64 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.76 (52%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.83 · 13 providers · lowest Verda $0.24 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.24 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.82 (92%) | Verda |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | $2.44 captured |
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $3.19 captured |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | $1.35 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | $1.15 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | $0.82 captured |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | $0.12 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Verda, 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 Verda $4.89 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $6.17 (56%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Verda $6.38 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $4.22 (40%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Verda $2.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $2.80 (51%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Verda $2.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $1.38 (38%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Verda $1.64 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $1.76 (52%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Verda $0.24 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $2.82 (92%) 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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