Microsoft Azure vs Leafcloud
As of , Leafcloud 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 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Leafcloud $2.24 (ams-1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Leafcloud is $3.26 (59%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Leafcloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.24 ams-1 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.26 (59%) | Leafcloud |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.81 ams-1 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.86 (51%) | Leafcloud |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Leafcloud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Leafcloud, 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 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Leafcloud $2.24 (ams-1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Leafcloud is $3.26 (59%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Leafcloud $1.81 (ams-1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Leafcloud is $1.86 (51%) 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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