Microsoft Azure vs Yandex Cloud
As of , Microsoft Azure 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 A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Yandex Cloud $4.81 per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $1.13 (24%) cheaper.
On-demand, per GPU-hour
| GPU |  Microsoft Azure |  Yandex Cloud | Difference | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB median $1.89 · 53 providers · lowest Deep Infra $0.89 | $3.67 eastus2 captured Deploy ↗ | $4.81 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $1.13 (24%) | Microsoft Azure |
| NVIDIA T4 median $0.53 · 13 providers · lowest Edgevana $0.15 | $0.53 northcentralus captured Deploy ↗ | $0.83 GPU only captured Deploy ↗ | $0.30 (36%) | Microsoft Azure |
Spot / interruptible, per GPU-hour
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Yandex Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 80GB | $0.68 captured | $1.92 captured |
| NVIDIA T4 | $0.07 captured | $0.21 captured |
How this is compared
Cloud GPU rental prices of Microsoft Azure and Yandex Cloud, 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 A100 80GB: Microsoft Azure $3.67 (eastus2) vs Yandex Cloud $4.81 per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $1.13 (24%) cheaper.
- NVIDIA T4: Microsoft Azure $0.53 (northcentralus) vs Yandex Cloud $0.83 per GPU-hour on-demand — Microsoft Azure is $0.30 (36%) 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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