Microsoft Azure vs Cloud.ru Evolution
As of , Microsoft Azure and Cloud.ru Evolution each list the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 NVL: Microsoft Azure $6.98 (eastus) vs Cloud.ru Evolution $7.87 per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $0.89 (11%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Cloud.ru Evolution | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 NVL median $4.19 · 8 providers · lowest Massed Compute $2.92 | $6.98 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $7.87 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.89 (11%) | Microsoft Azure |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.04 · 60 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.46 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.78 (18%) | Microsoft Azure |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 21 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.67 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.12 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.28 (8%) | Cloud.ru Evolution |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.79 · 13 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.24 from | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.97 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.09 (3%) | Cloud.ru Evolution |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Cloud.ru Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $1.29 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Cloud.ru Evolution, 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 NVL: Microsoft Azure $6.98 (eastus) vs Cloud.ru Evolution $7.87 per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $0.89 (11%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Cloud.ru Evolution $4.46 per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $0.78 (18%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Cloud.ru Evolution $3.12 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cloud.ru Evolution is $0.28 (8%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Cloud.ru Evolution $2.97 per GPU-hour on-demand — Cloud.ru Evolution is $0.09 (3%) 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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