AWS vs Azure GPU prices per hour
AWS and Azure both list 2 GPU models with a public on-demand price in our data (H100, A100). AWS is cheaper on 2 of 2, Azure is cheaper on 0. Biggest gap: H100, $5.41 per GPU-hour (44%) less at AWS. Lowest price per GPU-hour at each provider, checked .
- GPUs both list
- 2
- Public on-demand price
- AWS cheaper
- 2
- of 2 shared GPUs
- Azure cheaper
- 0
- of 2 shared GPUs
- Last checked
- Nov 9, 2026
- Date read
Same GPU, two clouds
AWS and Azure on-demand price for each GPU they both list
US dollars per GPU-hour from public pages. Lowest high or medium confidence on-demand row at each provider. Memory-matched: A100 means the 80 GB model, and H100 NVL 94 GB or B300 268 GB listings are left out. Node prices are divided per GPU. The market median is across every provider we track.
| GPU | AWS | Azure | Difference | Cheaper | Market median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H100 | $6.8880GB, 1xSource | $12.29SXM 80GB, 8x VM, 8-GPU nodeSource | $5.41 44% of the higher price | AWS | $3.99 17 providers |
| A100 | $3.43SXM 80GB, 8x, 8-GPU nodeSource | $4.10SXM 80GB, 8x VM, 8-GPU nodeSource | $0.67 16% of the higher price | AWS | $1.99 12 providers |
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FAQ
AWS vs Azure questions
Is AWS cheaper than Azure?
On more of the GPUs they both list, yes. AWS is cheaper on 2 of 2 (H100, A100), comparing the lowest high or medium confidence public on-demand price per GPU-hour at each: H100 $6.88 at AWS against $12.29 at Azure; A100 $3.43 at AWS against $4.10 at Azure. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Which is cheaper for the H100, AWS or Azure?
AWS. Its lowest public on-demand H100 price is $6.88 per GPU-hour against $12.29, 44% less. The market median across every provider we track is $3.99.
Where do these AWS and Azure prices come from?
From each provider's own public pricing page or official price file, read without logging in. For each GPU we take the lowest high or medium confidence on-demand row per provider. Every price on this page links to its source, and the data was last checked Nov 9, 2026.
Is the hourly price the whole story?
No. Billing increments, storage, network egress, region, minimum node size and whether capacity is actually free all change the real cost. Some listings here are whole nodes: Azure H100 is sold as a 8-GPU node, AWS A100 is sold as a 8-GPU node, Azure A100 is sold as a 8-GPU node, so the hourly bill is that many GPUs. Open the source page for the exact plan before you buy.
Choosing between AWS and Azure?
Tell us the GPU, count, term, region and budget. We reply with the public prices that match across every provider we track and the checks to run before you pay. Free, and we do not sell compute.
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