Microsoft Azure vs Paperspace
As of , Paperspace 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 Paperspace $4.41 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $6.65 (60%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Paperspace | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM median $3.52 · 38 providers · lowest Cudo Compute $1.79 GPU only | $11.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $4.41 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $6.65 (60%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.47 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $6.13 (58%) | Paperspace |
| AMD Instinct MI300X median $2.81 · 8 providers · lowest TensorWave $1.71 from | $6.00 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.59 GPU Droplets captured Deploy ↗ | $3.41 (57%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.18 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $0.49 (13%) | Paperspace |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.09 Paperspace captured Deploy ↗ | $0.31 (9%) | Paperspace |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Paperspace |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM | $2.04 captured | — |
| AMD Instinct MI300X | $1.11 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Paperspace, 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 Paperspace $4.41 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $6.65 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Paperspace $4.47 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $6.13 (58%) cheaper.
- AMD Instinct MI300X: Microsoft Azure $6.00 (eastus2) vs Paperspace $2.59 (GPU Droplets) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $3.41 (57%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Paperspace $3.18 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $0.49 (13%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Paperspace $3.09 (Paperspace) per GPU-hour on-demand — Paperspace is $0.31 (9%) 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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