Microsoft Azure vs Lambda Labs
- GPUs
- 9 2
- Cheapest GPU
- $0.34/hr $1.29/hr
- Price wins
- 0/2 2/2
Lambda Labs is cheaper on all 2 GPUs both rent. Microsoft Azure carries 7 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
GPU cloud for AI teams that rents on-demand instances and multi-node clusters, with reserved capacity for larger commitments.
Best for: On-demand and reserved AI training clusters
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 | Lambda Labs | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB | $4.10/hr | $1.99/hr | 106% |
| NVIDIA A10 24GB | $3.20/hr | $1.29/hr | 148% |
Prices last checked: Microsoft Azure 10 Nov 2026, Lambda Labs 11 Nov 2026.
Only on one side
Only on Microsoft Azure 7
Only on Lambda Labs 0
Every GPU Lambda Labs rents is also on the other side.
Company facts
| Fact | Microsoft Azure | Lambda Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters |  Redmond, WA | United States |
| Type | GPU cloud | GPU cloud |
| Founded | n/a | 2012 |
| GPUs priced | 9 | 2 |
| Fastest GPU | AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB | NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB |
Compliance
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Questions
- What is the difference between Microsoft Azure and Lambda Labs?
- Microsoft Azure: Hyperscaler that rents GPU virtual machines on demand, reserved or spot, integrated with Azure's managed AI and enterprise cloud services. Lambda Labs: GPU cloud for AI teams that rents on-demand instances and multi-node clusters, with reserved capacity for larger commitments.
- Is Microsoft Azure cheaper than Lambda Labs?
- Lambda Labs is cheaper on all 2 GPUs both rent. Microsoft Azure carries 7 more GPUs.
- How much does a NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB cost on Microsoft Azure and Lambda Labs?
- Microsoft Azure charges $4.10 per GPU-hour and Lambda Labs charges $1.99 per GPU-hour, the cheapest live rate on each.
- Which GPUs can I rent on both Microsoft Azure and Lambda Labs?
- 2 GPUs, including NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB, NVIDIA A10 24GB.
- 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.
