Microsoft Azure vs Verda
As of , Verda lists the lower on-demand rate on 6 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Verda $4.51 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $6.55 (59%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Verda | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $4.51 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.55 (59%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.89 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.71 (44%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.49 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.01 (55%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.13 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.55 (42%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.56 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.84 (54%) | Verda |
| NVIDIA V100 median $2.48 · 11 providers · lowest Verda $0.23 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.23 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.83 (92%) | Verda |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | $2.26 captured |
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $2.94 captured |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | $1.25 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | $1.06 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | $0.78 captured |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | $0.12 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Verda, 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 Verda $4.51 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $6.55 (59%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Verda $5.89 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $4.71 (44%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Verda $2.49 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $3.01 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Verda $2.13 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $1.55 (42%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Verda $1.56 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $1.84 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Verda $0.23 per GPU-hour on-demand — Verda is $2.83 (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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