Microsoft Azure vs CloudRift
As of , CloudRift 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 A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs CloudRift $1.05 per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudRift is $2.62 (71%) cheaper.
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and CloudRift, 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 | CloudRift | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.05 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.62 (71%) | CloudRift |
| NVIDIA V100 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.81 (92%) | CloudRift |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | CloudRift |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | — |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs CloudRift $1.05 per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudRift is $2.62 (71%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs CloudRift $0.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — CloudRift is $2.81 (92%) 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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