Microsoft Azure vs Cudo Compute
- GPUs
- 9 3
- Cheapest GPU
- $0.34/hr $0.87/hr
- Price wins
- 0/2 2/2
Cudo Compute is cheaper on all 2 GPUs both rent. Microsoft Azure carries 6 more GPUs.
Hyperscaler that rents GPU virtual machines on demand, reserved or spot, integrated with Azure's managed AI and enterprise cloud services.
Best for: Microsoft-centric enterprise AI workloads
Designs and operates NVIDIA GPU clusters across distributed datacenters and rents dedicated capacity on demand or by contract.
Best for: Dedicated GPU clusters in several regions
Price by GPU
The 2 GPUs both rent. Cheapest live rate per GPU-hour, most powerful first. The cheaper side is in purple.
| GPU | Microsoft Azure | Cudo Compute | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB | $11.06/hr | $1.79/hr | 518% |
| NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80GB | $3.67/hr | $1.50/hr | 145% |
Prices last checked: Microsoft Azure 3 Oct 2026, Cudo Compute 4 Oct 2026.
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Company facts
| Fact | Microsoft Azure | Cudo Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters |  Redmond, WA |  London, United Kingdom |
| Type | GPU cloud | GPU cloud |
| GPUs priced | 9 | 3 |
| Fastest GPU | AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB | NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB |
Compliance
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Questions
- What is the difference between Microsoft Azure and Cudo Compute?
- Microsoft Azure: Hyperscaler that rents GPU virtual machines on demand, reserved or spot, integrated with Azure's managed AI and enterprise cloud services. Cudo Compute: Designs and operates NVIDIA GPU clusters across distributed datacenters and rents dedicated capacity on demand or by contract.
- Is Microsoft Azure cheaper than Cudo Compute?
- Cudo Compute is cheaper on all 2 GPUs both rent. Microsoft Azure carries 6 more GPUs.
- How much does a NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB cost on Microsoft Azure and Cudo Compute?
- Microsoft Azure charges $11.06 per GPU-hour and Cudo Compute charges $1.79 per GPU-hour, the cheapest live rate on each.
- Which GPUs can I rent on both Microsoft Azure and Cudo Compute?
- 2 GPUs, including NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB, NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80GB.
- How are these prices compared?
- Each figure is the cheapest live rate per GPU-hour for that GPU. We use on-demand pricing where a provider sells it and fall back to community or reserved terms, labelled, where that is all they sell. Spot capacity is left out because it can be reclaimed. Rates are refreshed by our daily ingest.
How we define a live price: methodology.
