Lowest observed rate
Microsoft Azure provides the lowest row in this exact evidence set at $0.6788 per GPU-hour. That is a list-price observation, not proof that capacity is rentable now.
Exact GPU provider comparison
Crusoe Cloud vs Microsoft Azure A100 pricing
Compare Crusoe Cloud vs Microsoft Azure A100 GPU prices: 118 official-source rates across 22 regions, $0.679–$8.193/GPU-hour. Estimate monthly cost.
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Decision readout
What the current evidence says
Price dispersion
The highest row is 1107.0% above the lowest. At 160 GPU-hours, selecting opposite ends of the observed range changes the compute line item by $1202.20.
Capacity boundary
0 of 118 rates carry separate deployment-eligibility evidence. That signal is not live stock; unknown stays unknown and never inherits confidence from a fresh price.
on demand floor gap
Crusoe Cloud's lowest observed on demand A100 rate is 32.3% below Microsoft Azure's floor ($2.3000 vs $3.3996/GPU-hour). At 160 GPU-hours, that floor-to-floor difference is $175.94. Same GPU model and purchase model; variant, region, node configuration, contract terms and evidenced availability can still differ.
Variant evidence: Crusoe Cloud: not specified · Microsoft Azure: PCIe 80GB, SXM 40GB, SXM 80GB.
Deployability evidence coverage: Crusoe Cloud 0/1 rows (0%) vs Microsoft Azure 0/59 (0%). This compares deployment eligibility, not live stock or actual rentable capacity.
This comparison holds the accelerator model constant at A100 and changes the provider. Microsoft Azure has the lowest observed row; Microsoft Azure contains the highest observed row. Before choosing, compare accelerator variant, region, GPU count per node, market type and separately evidenced capacity—not only the headline rate.
Side-specific evidence profile
What each provider contributes to this comparison
The profile below prevents a large catalog from silently overwhelming a smaller one. Counts, regions, access models and observed price bands are stated independently for every provider.
Official configuration set
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure contributes 117 qualifying configurations and 117 distinct source records. Microsoft Azure's observed price band runs from $0.6788 to $8.1925 per GPU-hour, equivalent to $108.60–$1310.80 for 160 GPU-hours.
Microsoft Azure covers 22 named regions: australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralindia, centralus, eastus, eastus2 and 14 more. The included node configurations range from 1 to 8 GPUs, with 59 on-demand and 58 spot records.
Microsoft Azure has independent deployment-eligibility evidence for 0 of 117 rows. This does not assert live stock. Its latest included price observation is 2026-08-13. GPU models in this exact comparison are A100.
- Configurations
- 117
- Distinct source keys
- 117
- Named regions
- 22
- Deployability evidenced
- 0/117
Official configuration set
Crusoe Cloud
Crusoe Cloud contributes 1 qualifying configuration and 1 distinct source record. Crusoe Cloud's observed price band runs from $2.3000 to $2.3000 per GPU-hour, equivalent to $368.00–$368.00 for 160 GPU-hours.
Crusoe Cloud covers 0 named regions: . The included node configurations range from 1 to 1 GPUs, with 1 on-demand and 0 spot records.
Crusoe Cloud has independent deployment-eligibility evidence for 0 of 1 rows. This does not assert live stock. Its latest included price observation is 2026-08-13. GPU models in this exact comparison are A100.
- Configurations
- 1
- Distinct source keys
- 1
- Named regions
- 0
- Deployability evidenced
- 0/1
Transparent scenario calculator
Convert hourly rates into your budget
The calculation multiplies GPU count by hours per GPU and the selected normalized rate. It excludes storage, egress, support, taxes, reservations and idle orchestration overhead.
Configuration-level evidence
Rates included in this decision
Every row preserves the source configuration and observation date. Node rates are divided by GPU count to produce the normalized comparison. Equal normalized prices can still represent different regions, node sizes or access conditions.
| Provider / configuration | GPU | Region | Market | Node price | GPU-hour | 160h cost | Availability | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z09TGJ/002P:eastus:spot | A100PCIe 80GB · 1 GPU/node | eastus | spot | $0.6788 | $0.6788 | $108.60 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z09TGJ/002W:eastus2:spot | A100PCIe 80GB · 1 GPU/node | eastus2 | spot | $0.6788 | $0.6788 | $108.60 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z09TGJ/0002:eastus2:spot | A100PCIe 80GB · 4 GPU/node | eastus2 | spot | $2.7151 | $0.6788 | $108.60 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z09TGJ/000C:eastus:spot | A100PCIe 80GB · 4 GPU/node | eastus | spot | $2.7151 | $0.6788 | $108.60 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z09TGJ/001R:eastus:spot | A100PCIe 80GB · 2 GPU/node | eastus | spot | $1.3575 | $0.6788 | $108.60 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z09TGJ/002N:eastus2:spot | A100PCIe 80GB · 2 GPU/node | eastus2 | spot | $1.3575 | $0.6788 | $108.60 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z0DS6T/0007:westus2:spot | A100SXM 40GB · 8 GPU/node | westus2 | spot | $5.9833 | $0.7479 | $119.67 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Microsoft Azureazure:DZH318Z0DS6T/0008:eastus:spot | A100SXM 40GB · 8 GPU/node | eastus | spot | $5.9833 | $0.7479 | $119.67 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Crusoe Cloudcrusoe:a100 | A100Variant not specified · 1 GPU/node | Global / unspecified | on demand | $2.3000 | $2.3000 | $368.00 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
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Comparison discipline
What this page can and cannot decide
It can compare list-price evidence
All included rows use fresh or verified official sources, USD pricing and a common per-GPU-hour unit. The page is regenerated when source evidence changes.
It cannot promise capacity
A fresh price is not inventory. Availability is shown only when a separate exact-configuration source supports it, with its own observation clock and limitations.
It exposes the omitted costs
Networking, storage, support, taxes, commitments, setup work and interruption risk can change total cost. Confirm those terms before purchasing.
It retires weak URLs
This page exists only while automated evidence and uniqueness thresholds pass. One failed cycle removes it from the index; three consecutive failed cycles retire the route.
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