Microsoft Azure vs Oracle Cloud (OCI)
As of , Oracle Cloud (OCI) lists the lower on-demand rate on 7 of the 9 GPUs both offer on-demand; Microsoft Azure wins on 1. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA GB200 NVL72: Microsoft Azure $27.04 (westus3) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $16.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $11.04 (41%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Oracle Cloud (OCI) | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 median $13.25 · 6 providers · lowest Bitdeer AI $6.94 from | $27.04 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $16.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $11.04 (41%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $10.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.06 (10%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $10.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.60 (6%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
| AMD Instinct MI300X median $2.81 · 8 providers · lowest TensorWave $1.71 from | $6.00 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $6.00 captured Deploy ↗ | — | Same |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.50 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.00 (18%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.33 (8%) | Microsoft Azure |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.05 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.35 (10%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
| NVIDIA A10 median $1.22 · 9 providers · lowest Intelion Cloud $0.34 GPU only | $3.20 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.00 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.20 (38%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
| NVIDIA V100 median $2.48 · 11 providers · lowest Verda $0.23 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.95 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.11 (4%) | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Oracle Cloud (OCI) |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 | $6.22 captured | — |
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| AMD Instinct MI300X | $1.11 captured | — |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 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 Oracle Cloud (OCI), 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 GB200 NVL72: Microsoft Azure $27.04 (westus3) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $16.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $11.04 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H100 SXM: Microsoft Azure $11.06 (eastus) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $10.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $1.06 (10%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $10.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $0.60 (6%) cheaper.
- AMD Instinct MI300X: Microsoft Azure $6.00 (eastus2) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $6.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — identical.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $4.50 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $1.00 (18%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $4.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $0.33 (8%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $3.05 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $0.35 (10%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A10: Microsoft Azure $3.20 (westus3) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $2.00 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $1.20 (38%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Oracle Cloud (OCI) $2.95 per GPU-hour on-demand — Oracle Cloud (OCI) is $0.11 (4%) 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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