Microsoft Azure vs CoreWeave
As of , CoreWeave lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA GB200 NVL72: Microsoft Azure $27.04 (westus3) vs CoreWeave $10.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $16.54 (61%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  CoreWeave | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 median $13.25 · 6 providers · lowest Bitdeer AI $6.94 from | $27.04 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $10.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $16.54 (61%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $6.16 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.91 (44%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.56 · 50 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.30 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.29 (41%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.00 (55%) | CoreWeave |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.97 (26%) | CoreWeave |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | CoreWeave |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 | $6.22 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | $2.44 captured |
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $2.58 captured |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | $1.20 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | $1.19 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and CoreWeave, 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 GB200 NVL72: Microsoft Azure $27.04 (westus3) vs CoreWeave $10.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $16.54 (61%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs CoreWeave $6.16 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $4.91 (44%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs CoreWeave $6.30 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $4.29 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs CoreWeave $2.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $3.00 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs CoreWeave $2.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — CoreWeave is $0.97 (26%) 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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