Microsoft Azure vs Lambda
As of , Lambda lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. Not compared today: 1 more shared GPU, where one side's quote is not confirmed within 48 hours or is a thin market. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Lambda $4.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $6.97 (63%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Lambda | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $4.09 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.97 (63%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.41 (41%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A10 median $1.22 · 9 providers · lowest Intelion Cloud $0.34 GPU only | $3.20 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.91 (60%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.83 · 13 providers · lowest Verda $0.24 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.27 (74%) | Lambda |
Shared, not compared today
Both providers quoted these GPUs on-demand within the last 7 days, but at least one quote is not confirmed within 48 hours of the newest read (or is a marketplace floor withheld as too thin), and an unconfirmed price never decides which is cheaper. They return to the table above at the next read that confirms them.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Lambda: unconfirmed
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Lambda |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A10 | $0.59 captured | — |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Lambda, 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 Lambda $4.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $6.97 (63%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Lambda $1.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $1.41 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A10: Microsoft Azure $3.20 (westus3) vs Lambda $1.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $1.91 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Lambda $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $2.27 (74%) 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.
Data updated: