Microsoft Azure vs Limestone Networks
As of , Limestone Networks 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 H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Limestone Networks $2.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Limestone Networks is $8.11 (73%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Limestone Networks | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.54 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.95 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.11 (73%) | Limestone Networks |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.23 · 41 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.95 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.55 (46%) | Limestone Networks |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.25 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.42 (39%) | Limestone Networks |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Limestone Networks |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Limestone Networks, 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 Limestone Networks $2.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Limestone Networks is $8.11 (73%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Limestone Networks $2.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Limestone Networks is $2.55 (46%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Limestone Networks $2.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Limestone Networks is $1.42 (39%) 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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