Microsoft Azure vs EmpirioLabs
As of , EmpirioLabs 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 H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $5.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $5.10 (48%) cheaper.
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.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | EmpirioLabs | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.10 (48%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $6.98 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $5.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.38 (20%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.40 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.10 (56%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.70 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.97 (54%) | EmpirioLabs |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.41 (41%) | EmpirioLabs |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | EmpirioLabs |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $1.29 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
GPU by GPU
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $5.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $5.10 (48%) 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 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs EmpirioLabs $2.40 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $3.10 (56%) 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 A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs EmpirioLabs $1.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — EmpirioLabs is $1.41 (41%) 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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