Microsoft Azure vs Gcore
As of , Gcore 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 Gcore $3.01 (Bare Metal GPU Clusters) per GPU-hour on-demand — Gcore is $8.05 (73%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Gcore | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.53 · 40 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $3.01 Bare Metal GPU Clusters captured Deploy ↗ | $8.05 (73%) | Gcore |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.52 Bare Metal GPU Clusters captured Deploy ↗ | $7.08 (67%) | Gcore |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.04 · 60 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.51 Bare Metal GPU Clusters captured Deploy ↗ | $2.17 (59%) | Gcore |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Gcore, 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 Gcore $3.01 (Bare Metal GPU Clusters) per GPU-hour on-demand — Gcore is $8.05 (73%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Gcore $3.52 (Bare Metal GPU Clusters) per GPU-hour on-demand — Gcore is $7.08 (67%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Gcore $1.51 (Bare Metal GPU Clusters) per GPU-hour on-demand — Gcore is $2.17 (59%) 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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