Microsoft Azure vs Beam
As of , Beam lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Beam $2.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $8.51 (80%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Beam, 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.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Beam | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $8.51 (80%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.09 from captured Deploy ↗ | $4.41 (80%) | Beam |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.31 (63%) | Beam |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Beam |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Beam $2.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $8.51 (80%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Beam $1.09 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $4.41 (80%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Beam $1.36 per GPU-hour on-demand — Beam is $2.31 (63%) 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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