Microsoft Azure vs FPT AI Factory
As of , FPT AI Factory lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs FPT AI Factory $2.99 (Southeast Asia) per GPU-hour on-demand — FPT AI Factory is $8.07 (73%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  FPT AI Factory | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.99 Southeast Asia captured Deploy ↗ | $8.07 (73%) | FPT AI Factory |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.60 Japan captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 (38%) | FPT AI Factory |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 Southeast Asia captured Deploy ↗ | $3.31 (60%) | FPT AI Factory |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | FPT AI Factory |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and FPT AI Factory, 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 FPT AI Factory $2.99 (Southeast Asia) per GPU-hour on-demand — FPT AI Factory is $8.07 (73%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs FPT AI Factory $6.60 (Japan) per GPU-hour on-demand — FPT AI Factory is $4.00 (38%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs FPT AI Factory $2.19 (Southeast Asia) per GPU-hour on-demand — FPT AI Factory is $3.31 (60%) 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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