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.
Provider portfolio comparison
Microsoft Azure vs Paperspace GPU pricing
Compare Microsoft Azure vs Paperspace GPU prices: 304 official-source rates across 39 regions, $0.679–$23.326/GPU-hour. Estimate monthly cost.
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Decision readout
What the current evidence says
Price dispersion
The highest row is 3336.5% above the lowest. At 160 GPU-hours, selecting opposite ends of the observed range changes the compute line item by $3623.56.
Capacity boundary
3 of 304 rates carry separate deployment-eligibility evidence. That signal is not live stock; unknown stays unknown and never inherits confidence from a fresh price.
This portfolio comparison covers the 2 GPU models shared by both providers: A100, H100. It is useful for teams selecting a cloud relationship across more than one workload. A provider can lead on one accelerator and trail on another, so the evidence table keeps each configuration visible.
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 300 qualifying configurations and 300 distinct source records. Microsoft Azure's observed price band runs from $0.6788 to $23.3260 per GPU-hour, equivalent to $108.60–$3732.16 for 160 GPU-hours.
Microsoft Azure covers 38 named regions: australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralindia, centralus, eastus, eastus2 and 30 more. The included node configurations range from 1 to 8 GPUs, with 153 on-demand and 147 spot records.
Microsoft Azure has independent deployment-eligibility evidence for 0 of 300 rows. This does not assert live stock. Its latest included price observation is 2026-08-13. GPU models in this exact comparison are A100, H100.
- Configurations
- 300
- Distinct source keys
- 300
- Named regions
- 38
- Deployability evidenced
- 0/300
Official configuration set
Paperspace
Paperspace contributes 4 qualifying configurations and 4 distinct source records. Paperspace's observed price band runs from $3.0900 to $5.9500 per GPU-hour, equivalent to $494.40–$952.00 for 160 GPU-hours.
Paperspace covers 1 named region: ny2. The included node configurations range from 1 to 1 GPUs, with 4 on-demand and 0 spot records.
Paperspace has independent deployment-eligibility evidence for 3 of 4 rows. This does not assert live stock. Its latest included price observation is 2026-08-13. GPU models in this exact comparison are A100, H100.
- Configurations
- 4
- Distinct source keys
- 4
- Named regions
- 1
- Deployability evidenced
- 3/4
Model-by-model portfolio check
Which provider has the lower observed floor for each shared GPU
Each row holds the accelerator and purchase model constant before comparing provider floors. Region, node configuration, contract terms and separately evidenced availability can still differ, so this is a shortlist signal rather than a capacity claim.
| GPU model | Market | Microsoft Azure floor | Paperspace floor | Observed floor gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A100 | on demand | $3.3996/GPU-hour | $3.0900/GPU-hour | Paperspace lower$0.3096/GPU-hour · $49.54 at 160h |
| H100 | on demand | $6.9800/GPU-hour | $5.9500/GPU-hour | Paperspace lower$1.0300/GPU-hour · $164.80 at 160h |
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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 |
| Paperspacepaperspace:a100:ny2:on_demand | A10040GB · 1 GPU/node | ny2 | on demand | $3.0900 | $3.0900 | $494.40 | availableexact configuration · 2026-08-13 | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Paperspacepaperspace:a100 | A100Variant not specified · 1 GPU/node | Global / unspecified | on demand | $3.1300 | $3.1300 | $500.80 | Not evidencedunknown | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Paperspacepaperspace:a100-80g:ny2:on_demand | A10080GB · 1 GPU/node | ny2 | on demand | $3.1800 | $3.1800 | $508.80 | availableexact configuration · 2026-08-13 | Official source ↗Checked 2026-08-13 |
| Paperspacepaperspace:h100:ny2:on_demand | H100SXM 80GB · 1 GPU/node | ny2 | on demand | $5.9500 | $5.9500 | $952.00 | availableexact configuration · 2026-08-13 | 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
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It exposes the omitted costs
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It retires weak URLs
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