Microsoft Azure vs GMI Cloud
As of , GMI Cloud lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA GB200 NVL72: Microsoft Azure $27.04 (westus3) vs GMI Cloud $8.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — GMI Cloud is $19.04 (70%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  GMI Cloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 median $13.25 · 6 providers · lowest Bitdeer AI $6.94 from | $27.04 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.00 from captured Deploy ↗ | $19.04 (70%) | GMI Cloud |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.20 from captured Deploy ↗ | $7.40 (70%) | GMI Cloud |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | GMI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 | $6.22 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and GMI 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 GB200 NVL72: Microsoft Azure $27.04 (westus3) vs GMI Cloud $8.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — GMI Cloud is $19.04 (70%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs GMI Cloud $3.20 per GPU-hour on-demand — GMI Cloud is $7.40 (70%) 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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