Microsoft Azure vs QuantaCloud
As of , QuantaCloud lists the lower on-demand rate on 2 of the 2 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs QuantaCloud $2.39 (Virginia - us-east-1) per GPU-hour on-demand — QuantaCloud is $3.11 (57%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | QuantaCloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.17 · 34 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.39 Virginia - us-east-1 captured Deploy ↗ | $3.11 (57%) | QuantaCloud |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.80 · 46 providers · lowest Deep Infra $0.89 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.48 Midwest - us-midwest-2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 (60%) | QuantaCloud |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | QuantaCloud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 QuantaCloud, 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 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs QuantaCloud $2.39 (Virginia - us-east-1) per GPU-hour on-demand — QuantaCloud is $3.11 (57%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs QuantaCloud $1.48 (Midwest - us-midwest-2) per GPU-hour on-demand — QuantaCloud is $2.19 (60%) 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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