Microsoft Azure vs Google Cloud
As of , Google Cloud lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand; Microsoft Azure wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) per GPU-hour on-demand — Google Cloud is $1.26 (11%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Google Cloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $9.80 us-west8 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.26 (11%) | Google Cloud |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $9.31 us-west1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.29 (12%) | Google Cloud |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.26 (6%) | Microsoft Azure |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.93 us-central1 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.47 (14%) | Google Cloud |
| NVIDIA V100 median $2.48 · 11 providers · lowest Verda $0.23 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.48 us-west4 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.58 (19%) | Google Cloud |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.55 · 15 providers · lowest immers.cloud $0.24 | $0.53 northcentralus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 us-east5 · GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.18 (33%) | Google Cloud |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | $1.06 captured |
| NVIDIA H200 | — | $5.28 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | $0.40 captured |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | $0.31 captured |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | — |
| NVIDIA T4 | $0.07 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, 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 Google Cloud $9.80 (us-west8) per GPU-hour on-demand — Google Cloud is $1.26 (11%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Google Cloud $9.31 (us-west1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Google Cloud is $1.29 (12%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Google Cloud $3.93 (us-central1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $0.26 (6%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Google Cloud $2.93 (us-central1) per GPU-hour on-demand — Google Cloud is $0.47 (14%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Google Cloud $2.48 (us-west4) per GPU-hour on-demand — Google Cloud is $0.58 (19%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Microsoft Azure $0.53 (northcentralus) vs Google Cloud $0.35 (us-east5) per GPU-hour on-demand — Google Cloud 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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