Microsoft Azure vs Trooper.AI
As of , Trooper.AI lists the lower on-demand rate on 3 of the 3 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 Trooper.AI $2.16 per GPU-hour on-demand — Trooper.AI is $3.34 (61%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Trooper.AI | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell median $2.21 · 38 providers · lowest Hostinger $0.65 from | $5.50 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $2.16 from captured Deploy ↗ | $3.34 (61%) | Trooper.AI |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB median $1.98 · 20 providers · lowest Trooper.AI $0.68 from | $3.40 westus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $0.68 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.72 (80%) | Trooper.AI |
| NVIDIA V100 median $2.48 · 11 providers · lowest Verda $0.23 | $3.06 eastus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.25 from captured Deploy ↗ | $2.81 (92%) | Trooper.AI |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Trooper.AI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | $1.02 captured | — |
| NVIDIA A100 40GB | $0.75 captured | — |
| NVIDIA V100 | $0.57 captured | — |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Trooper.AI, 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 Trooper.AI $2.16 per GPU-hour on-demand — Trooper.AI is $3.34 (61%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA A100 40GB: Microsoft Azure $3.40 (westus2) vs Trooper.AI $0.68 per GPU-hour on-demand — Trooper.AI is $2.72 (80%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA V100: Microsoft Azure $3.06 (eastus) vs Trooper.AI $0.25 per GPU-hour on-demand — Trooper.AI is $2.81 (92%) 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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