What is the difference between Microsoft Azure and Bentaus?

Microsoft Azure and Bentaus are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Microsoft Azure or Bentaus?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Microsoft Azure and Bentaus?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 9 different GPU models across both Microsoft Azure and Bentaus, with 0 models available from both providers.

Microsoft Azure vs Bentaus

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Microsoft Azure and Bentaus. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Microsoft Azure

Provider 1

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Bentaus

Provider 2

GPUs Available

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Microsoft Azure GPUs

Bentaus GPUs

Direct Comparisons

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 9Both available: 0Microsoft Azure: 8Bentaus: 1

Showing 9 of 9 GPUs

Last updated: 10/26/2026, 3:37:58 AM

GPU Model ↑	Microsoft Azure Price	Bentaus Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$3.67/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $3.67/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$4.10/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $4.10/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$3.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $3.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$6.98/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $6.98/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$11.06/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $11.06/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$10.60/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $10.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Bentaus	Not Available	$4.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Bentaus
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Bentaus $4.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Bentaus
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$6.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $6.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$0.34/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $0.34/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API

A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$3.67/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 PCIe 80GB 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $3.67/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$4.10/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $4.10/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$3.40/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 40GB 40GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $3.40/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$6.98/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $6.98/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$11.06/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $11.06/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$10.60/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $10.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Bentaus	Not Available	$4.35/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Bentaus
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Bentaus $4.35/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Bentaus
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$6.00/hr★ Best 8x GPU	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $6.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$0.34/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $0.34/hour Updated: 10/25/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 9Both available: 0Microsoft Azure: 9Bentaus: 0

Showing 9 of 9 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/26/2026, 3:37:58 AM

Model ↑	Microsoft Azure	Bentaus	Input Diff ↕
GPT-4o OpenAI	$2.50 in $10.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-5.6 Sol OpenAI	$4.00 in $20.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-5.6 Terra OpenAI	$2.00 in $12.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	$10.00 in $50.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-6 Sol OpenAI	$2.00 in $10.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI	$2.00 in $10.00 out	Not available	—
o3 OpenAI	$2.00 in $8.00 out	Not available	—
o3-mini OpenAI	$1.10 in $4.40 out	Not available	—
o4-mini OpenAI	$1.10 in $4.40 out	Not available	—

Features Comparison

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Foundry
Unified AI platform with a catalog of models, agents, and tools for building and governing AI applications
Enterprise Integration
Seamless integration with Microsoft ecosystem and enterprise tools
Hybrid Capabilities
Strong hybrid and multi-cloud support with Azure Arc
Advanced Security
Industry-leading security features and compliance certifications
Global Scale
Extensive worldwide network of data centers and edge locations

Bentaus

HGX B300 nodes
Eight-GPU NVIDIA HGX B300 (Blackwell Ultra) nodes with 288 GB HBM3e per GPU, NVLink within the node and 400G InfiniBand between nodes
Owned energy infrastructure
Capacity is deployed on power infrastructure Bentaus develops and operates itself, including generation, battery backup and liquid-cooled facilities
Ziani orchestration
Proprietary software that coordinates compute, power and energy assets in real time, letting GPU load respond to grid signals while keeping workload SLAs
Sales-assisted provisioning
Every order goes through an ordering form and a solutions architect; there is no instant single-GPU deployment
Dedicated AI factories
Fully isolated clusters designed to the customer's specification, with monitoring, support and SLAs, under a custom contract

Pros & Cons

Microsoft Azure

Advantages

Strong enterprise integration and support
Comprehensive AI and machine learning services
Advanced security and compliance features
Extensive hybrid cloud capabilities

Considerations

Complex pricing and billing structure
Can be expensive for certain workloads
Steeper learning curve for new users

Bentaus

Advantages

Published per-GPU-hour price ranges for both on-demand and reserved B300 capacity, which most node-scale providers keep quote-only
Reserved capacity is described as guaranteed, non-interruptible and rate-locked for the term
Vertically integrated: the same company owns the power, the facility and the GPUs
Capacity advertised as available now rather than on a waitlist

Considerations

Minimum order is one eight-GPU node, so the hourly floor is eight times the per-GPU rate; there is no single-GPU option
Provisioning is sales-assisted through a solutions architect, not self-service or instant
Regions, billing increment, minimum rental duration and reserved term lengths are not disclosed

Compute Services

Microsoft Azure

Azure Virtual Machines

GPU-enabled VMs for various workloads

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Managed Kubernetes service with GPU support

Integrated GPU node pools
Automated scaling and updates

Azure Machine Learning

End-to-end ML platform with GPU acceleration

Automated ML capabilities
Integrated MLOps

Bentaus

GPU-as-a-Service

HGX B300 nodes sold by the GPU-hour in eight-GPU node increments

On-demand capacity for burst inference and training
Reserved capacity with priority access and a locked rate

AI Factory

Dedicated, fully isolated GPU clusters designed to the customer's specification

Full cluster isolation
Monitoring, support and SLAs

Pricing Options

Microsoft Azure

Pay as you go

Pay for compute capacity by the second, with no long-term commitments or upfront payments

Reserved VM Instances

Significant cost reduction versus pay-as-you-go rates in exchange for a one-year or three-year term; suited to stable, predictable workloads

Spot VMs

Unused Azure compute capacity at deep discounts for interruptible workloads

Azure Hybrid Benefit

Cost savings for existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses

Azure savings plan for compute

Save money across select compute services globally by committing to spend a fixed hourly amount for 1 or 3 years

Bentaus

On-demand

Per-GPU-hour pricing published as a range, sold in eight-GPU node increments and provisioned through sales; the low end is a starting rate

Reserved

Lower per-GPU-hour range with guaranteed capacity, priority access and a rate locked for a custom term length agreed with sales

AI Factory

Custom contract pricing for a dedicated, isolated cluster; no published rate

Getting Started

Microsoft Azure

Get Started

1
Create an Azure account
Sign up for Azure and get started with free credits
2
Set up your environment
Configure your subscription, resource groups, and access controls
3
Choose compute services
Select from VMs, containers, or serverless based on your needs
4
Deploy resources
Launch your first GPU-enabled instance or AI service

Bentaus

Get Started

1
Size the deployment
Use the ordering form on the B300 page to state how many eight-GPU nodes you need, your workload type, timeline and whether you want on-demand, reserved or a custom environment
2
Talk to a solutions architect
A Bentaus solutions architect follows up to confirm configuration, term and pricing within the published range
3
Deploy
On-demand and reserved nodes are provisioned on Bentaus-operated infrastructure; AI factory clusters are designed and built to the agreed specification

Support & Global Availability

Microsoft Azure

Global Regions

60+ regions worldwide with multiple availability zones

Support

Basic, Developer, Standard, and Professional Direct support plans with 24/7 options. Extensive documentation and community resources.

Bentaus

Global Regions

Not disclosed; Bentaus operates on US grid infrastructure and its demand-response deployments have been in ERCOT (Texas)

Support

Solutions architect assigned per order; AI factory clusters include monitoring, support and SLAs. Enquiries via the contact page.