Microsoft Azure vs OpenRelay
As of , OpenRelay 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 OpenRelay $2.60 per GPU-hour on-demand — OpenRelay is $8.46 (76%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  OpenRelay | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.29 · 41 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.60 captured Deploy ↗ | $8.46 (76%) | OpenRelay |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.20 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.55 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.95 (72%) | OpenRelay |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.99 · 63 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.10 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.57 (70%) | OpenRelay |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| 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 OpenRelay, 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 OpenRelay $2.60 per GPU-hour on-demand — OpenRelay is $8.46 (76%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs OpenRelay $1.55 per GPU-hour on-demand — OpenRelay is $3.95 (72%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs OpenRelay $1.10 per GPU-hour on-demand — OpenRelay is $2.57 (70%) 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: