Microsoft Azure vs GPU.ai
As of , GPU.ai lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs GPU.ai $2.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $8.52 (77%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  GPU.ai | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.54 from captured Deploy ↗ | $8.52 (77%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.29 from captured Deploy ↗ | $5.31 (50%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL median $4.07 · 8 providers · lowest Massed Compute $2.92 | $6.98 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $3.19 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.79 (54%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.69 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.81 (69%) | GPU.ai |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.23 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.44 (67%) | GPU.ai |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | GPU.ai |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $1.29 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and GPU.ai, 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 GPU.ai $2.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $8.52 (77%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs GPU.ai $5.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $5.31 (50%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 NVL: Microsoft Azure $6.98 (eastus) vs GPU.ai $3.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $3.79 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs GPU.ai $1.69 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $3.81 (69%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs GPU.ai $1.23 per GPU-hour on-demand — GPU.ai is $2.44 (67%) 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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