Microsoft Azure vs Runcrate
As of , Runcrate lists the lower on-demand rate on 6 of the 6 GPUs both offer on-demand. On the priciest shared card both list on-demand, NVIDIA H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Runcrate $5.13 per GPU-hour on-demand — Runcrate is $5.47 (52%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Runcrate | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 53 providers · lowest Dataoorts $2.29 | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $5.13 from captured Deploy ↗ | $5.47 (52%) | Runcrate |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.19 · 42 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.28 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.22 (59%) | Runcrate |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.04 · 60 providers · lowest Yotta Labs $0.92 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.73 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.94 (53%) | Runcrate |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 21 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.67 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.99 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.41 (41%) | Runcrate |
| NVIDIA A10 median $1.25 · 10 providers · lowest Intelion Cloud $0.33 GPU only | $3.20 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.85 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.35 (42%) | Runcrate |
| NVIDIA V100 median $0.79 · 13 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.24 from | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.36 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.70 (88%) | Runcrate |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Runcrate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Runcrate, 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 H200: Microsoft Azure $10.60 (westus2) vs Runcrate $5.13 per GPU-hour on-demand — Runcrate is $5.47 (52%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Runcrate $2.28 per GPU-hour on-demand — Runcrate is $3.22 (59%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Runcrate $1.73 per GPU-hour on-demand — Runcrate is $1.94 (53%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Runcrate $1.99 per GPU-hour on-demand — Runcrate is $1.41 (41%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A10: Microsoft Azure $3.20 (westus3) vs Runcrate $1.85 per GPU-hour on-demand — Runcrate is $1.35 (42%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Runcrate $0.36 per GPU-hour on-demand — Runcrate is $2.70 (88%) 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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