Microsoft Azure vs Lyceum
As of , Lyceum 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 H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Lyceum $6.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $4.41 (42%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Lyceum | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.41 (42%) | Lyceum |
| 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%) | Lyceum |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Lyceum |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $3.09 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | $1.19 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Lyceum, 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 Lyceum $6.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $4.41 (42%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Lyceum $2.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lyceum is $1.38 (38%) 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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