Microsoft Azure vs Lambda
As of , Lambda lists the lower on-demand rate on 5 of the 5 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Lambda $3.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $7.07 (64%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Lambda | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $3.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.07 (64%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.88 (24%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.41 (41%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA A10 median $1.22 · 9 providers · lowest Intelion Cloud $0.34 GPU only | $3.20 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.29 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.91 (60%) | Lambda |
| NVIDIA V100 median $2.48 · 11 providers · lowest Verda $0.23 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.79 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.27 (74%) | Lambda |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Lambda |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A10 | $0.59 captured | — |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Lambda, 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 Lambda $3.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $7.07 (64%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Lambda $2.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $0.88 (24%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Lambda $1.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $1.41 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A10: Microsoft Azure $3.20 (westus3) vs Lambda $1.29 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $1.91 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Lambda $0.79 per GPU-hour on-demand — Lambda is $2.27 (74%) 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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