Microsoft Azure vs HexGrid
As of , HexGrid lists the lower on-demand rate on 4 of the 4 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs HexGrid $2.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $8.07 (73%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  HexGrid | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.53 · 40 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $8.07 (73%) | HexGrid |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.20 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $6.40 (60%) | HexGrid |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.19 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $3.51 (64%) | HexGrid |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.04 · 60 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.49 Secure Cloud captured Deploy ↗ | $2.18 (59%) | HexGrid |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | HexGrid |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and HexGrid, 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 HexGrid $2.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $8.07 (73%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs HexGrid $4.20 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $6.40 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs HexGrid $1.99 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $3.51 (64%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs HexGrid $1.49 (Secure Cloud) per GPU-hour on-demand — HexGrid is $2.18 (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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