Microsoft Azure vs EmpirioLabs
As of , EmpirioLabs lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $7.60 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $3.00 (28%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  EmpirioLabs | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.00 (28%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL median $4.19 · 8 providers · lowest Massed Compute $2.92 | $6.98 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $5.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.38 (20%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.04 · 60 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.97 (54%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.55 · 17 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.53 northcentralus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.18 (33%) | EmpirioLabs |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | EmpirioLabs |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $1.29 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA T4 | $0.07 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and EmpirioLabs, 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 H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $7.60 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $3.00 (28%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 NVL: Microsoft Azure $6.98 (eastus) vs EmpirioLabs $5.60 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.38 (20%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs EmpirioLabs $1.70 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.97 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Microsoft Azure $0.53 (northcentralus) vs EmpirioLabs $0.35 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $0.18 (33%) 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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