Microsoft Azure vs Massed Compute
As of , Massed Compute 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 Massed Compute $3.14 per GPU-hour on-demand — Massed Compute is $7.92 (72%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Massed Compute | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $3.14 captured Deploy ↗ | $7.92 (72%) | Massed Compute |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL median $4.23 · 8 providers · lowest GPU.ai $2.06 from | $6.98 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.92 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.06 (58%) | Massed Compute |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.31 (60%) | Massed Compute |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.35 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.32 (63%) | Massed Compute |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Massed Compute |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H100 NVL | $1.29 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 Massed Compute, 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 Massed Compute $3.14 per GPU-hour on-demand — Massed Compute is $7.92 (72%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 NVL: Microsoft Azure $6.98 (eastus) vs Massed Compute $2.92 per GPU-hour on-demand — Massed Compute is $4.06 (58%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Massed Compute $2.19 per GPU-hour on-demand — Massed Compute is $3.31 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Massed Compute $1.35 per GPU-hour on-demand — Massed Compute is $2.32 (63%) 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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