Microsoft Azure vs Northflank
As of , Northflank lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Northflank $3.14 per GPU-hour on-demand — Northflank is $7.46 (70%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Northflank | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.14 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $7.46 (70%) | Northflank |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.00 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 (45%) | Northflank |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.76 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.91 (52%) | Northflank |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.99 · 22 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.69 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.42 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.98 (58%) | Northflank |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Northflank |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Northflank, 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 Northflank $3.14 per GPU-hour on-demand — Northflank is $7.46 (70%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Northflank $3.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Northflank is $2.50 (45%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Northflank $1.76 per GPU-hour on-demand — Northflank is $1.91 (52%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Northflank $1.42 per GPU-hour on-demand — Northflank is $1.98 (58%) 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: