Microsoft Azure vs Sesterce
As of , Sesterce 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 Sesterce $4.40 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $6.20 (58%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Sesterce | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 median $4.54 · 51 providers · lowest Beam $2.09 from | $10.60 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.40 from captured Deploy ↗ | $6.20 (58%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.15 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.35 (61%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $2.00 · 58 providers · lowest CloudRift $1.05 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.49 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.19 (60%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.54 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.86 (55%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA A10 median $1.22 · 9 providers · lowest Intelion Cloud $0.34 GPU only | $3.20 westus3 captured Deploy ↗ | $1.42 from captured Deploy ↗ | $1.78 (56%) | Sesterce |
| NVIDIA V100 median $2.48 · 11 providers · lowest Verda $0.23 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $2.57 from captured Deploy ↗ | $0.49 (16%) | Sesterce |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Sesterce |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Sesterce, 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 Sesterce $4.40 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $6.20 (58%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: Microsoft Azure $5.50 (eastus2) vs Sesterce $2.15 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $3.35 (61%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Sesterce $1.49 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $2.19 (60%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Sesterce $1.54 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $1.86 (55%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A10: Microsoft Azure $3.20 (westus3) vs Sesterce $1.42 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $1.78 (56%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Sesterce $2.57 per GPU-hour on-demand — Sesterce is $0.49 (16%) 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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