Microsoft Azure pricing: GPU rental rates
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The cheapest GPU on Microsoft Azure right now is the A100 PCIe 80GB at $0.68/hr (spot / interruptible, verified 2026-08-22). Big-cloud GPU VMs (NC/ND series). Prices from the public Retail Prices API, eastus, Linux. We track 10 live GPU offers across 5 models.
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Live Microsoft Azure prices (2026-08-22)
| GPU | Tier | $/hr | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| A100 PCIe 80GB | spot / interruptible | $0.68 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 SXM 40GB | spot / interruptible · 8-GPU node | $0.75 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 SXM 80GB | spot / interruptible · 8-GPU node | $1.07 | 2026-08-22 |
| H100 NVL | spot / interruptible | $1.29 | 2026-08-22 |
| H100 SXM | spot / interruptible · 8-GPU node | $2.04 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 SXM 40GB | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $3.40 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 PCIe 80GB | on-demand · 2-GPU node | $3.67 | 2026-08-22 |
| A100 SXM 80GB | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $4.10 | 2026-08-22 |
| H100 NVL | on-demand | $6.98 | 2026-08-22 |
| H100 SXM | on-demand · 8-GPU node | $11.06 | 2026-08-22 |
Cheapest listed per-GPU-hour rates verified at the source. Before storage, egress and networking.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
Computed from the verified fees and platform matrix (cells verified 2026-07-07 at Microsoft Azure's own documentation; verified items link to their source). Full matrices: fees · enterprise.
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Ranked by overlap in the GPU models both providers list today; not an endorsement and never affected by commercial relationships.
FAQ
The cheapest Microsoft Azure GPU is the A100 PCIe 80GB at $0.68/hr (spot / interruptible, verified 2026-08-22). Microsoft Azure lists 10 GPU offers across 5 models.
Microsoft Azure prices 5 GPU models, including H100, A100. The live table above lists every current rate.
Microsoft Azure prices are tracked as spot / interruptible, on-demand. Every row is labeled with its tier and verified at the source on 2026-08-22.
Some Microsoft Azure rates are the per-GPU price within a node of up to 8 GPUs. Those rows note the node size, but the $/hr shown is always per single GPU.
Prices fetched from prices.azure.com, verified 2026-08-22. See the methodology for how each number is collected.