Microsoft Azure vs Lium
As of , Microsoft Azure and Lium share 2 GPUs today, but on none do both list an on-demand rate: at least one side is community capacity or a marketplace floor, compared below and not counted. Not compared today: 2 more shared GPUs, where one side's quote is not confirmed within 48 hours or is a thin market. On the priciest shared card, NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Lium $4.00 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Lium | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.75 floor captured Deploy ↗ | — | not the same market |
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: Lium: thin market
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Lium: thin market
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Lium |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Lium, 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 H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Lium $4.00 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Lium $1.75 (floor) per GPU-hour — not the same market, not counted.
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: