Microsoft Azure vs Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group)
As of , Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) 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 H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) $2.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) is $8.36 (76%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.70 from captured Deploy ↗ | $8.36 (76%) | Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 56 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.20 from captured Deploy ↗ | $7.40 (70%) | Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group), 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 Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) $2.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) is $8.36 (76%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — Taiga Cloud (Northern Data Group) is $7.40 (70%) 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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