Microsoft Azure vs Hikube
As of , Hikube 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 H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Hikube $4.12 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $6.48 (61%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Hikube | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.49 · 45 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.12 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $6.48 (61%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 35 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.55 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $2.95 (54%) | Hikube |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.89 · 53 providers · lowest Deep Infra $0.89 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.46 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.21 (33%) | Hikube |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Hikube |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hikube, 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 H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Hikube $4.12 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $6.48 (61%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Hikube $2.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $2.95 (54%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Hikube $2.46 per GPU-hour on-demand — Hikube is $1.21 (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.
Data updated: