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Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Microsoft Azure and Crusoe. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.
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Average Price Difference: $4.04/hour between comparable GPUs
| GPU Model ↑ | Microsoft Azure Price | Crusoe Price | Price Diff ↕ | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 2x GPU | ↑+$2.22(+153.3%) | ||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • $3.67/hour Updated: 8/20/2026 $1.45/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.22(+153.3%) | ||||
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A40 48GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure | Not Available | — | ||
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 8x GPU | ↑+$6.77(+157.8%) | ||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • $11.06/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/20/2026 $4.29/hour Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$6.77(+157.8%) | ||||
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 8x GPU | ↑+$4.60(+76.7%) | ||
H200 141GB VRAM • $10.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/20/2026 $6.00/hour Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.60(+76.7%) | ||||
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | 2x GPU | — | |
L40S 48GB VRAM • | ||||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 8x GPU | ↑+$2.55(+73.9%) | ||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • $6.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/20/2026 $3.45/hour Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.55(+73.9%) | ||||
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure | Not Available | — | ||
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • | ||||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 2x GPU | ↑+$2.22(+153.3%) | ||
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • $3.67/hour Updated: 8/20/2026 $1.45/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.22(+153.3%) | ||||
A40 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | — | ||
A40 48GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure | Not Available | — | ||
H100 NVL 94GB VRAM • | ||||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 8x GPU | ↑+$6.77(+157.8%) | ||
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • $11.06/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/20/2026 $4.29/hour Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$6.77(+157.8%) | ||||
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 8x GPU | ↑+$4.60(+76.7%) | ||
H200 141GB VRAM • $10.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/20/2026 $6.00/hour Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$4.60(+76.7%) | ||||
L40S 48GB VRAM • Crusoe | Not Available | 2x GPU | — | |
L40S 48GB VRAM • | ||||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureCrusoe | 8x GPU | ↑+$2.55(+73.9%) | ||
MI300X 192GB VRAM • $6.00/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 8/20/2026 $3.45/hour Updated: 8/21/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$2.55(+73.9%) | ||||
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure | Not Available | — | ||
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • | ||||
| Model ↑ | Microsoft Azure | Crusoe | Input Diff ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek | Not available | $0.500 in $1.50 out | — |
DeepSeek | Not available | $0.140 in $0.280 out | — |
DeepSeek | Not available | $1.74 in $3.48 out | — |
Google | Not available | $0.140 in $0.400 out | — |
Zhipu | Not available | $1.20 in $4.40 out | — |
Zhipu | Not available | $1.40 in $4.40 out | — |
OpenAI | $4.00 in $24.00 out | Not available | — |
OpenAI | $2.00 in $8.00 out | Not available | — |
OpenAI | $2.50 in $10.00 out | Not available | — |
OpenAI | $2.50 in $15.00 out | Not available | — |
OpenAI | Not available | $0.050 in $0.200 out | — |
Moonshot | Not available | $0.700 in $3.50 out | — |
Meta | Not available | $0.250 in $0.750 out | — |
NVIDIA | Not available | $0.050 in $0.200 out | — |
NVIDIA | Not available | $0.300 in $1.83 out | — |
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Unified AI platform with a catalog of models, agents, and tools for building and governing AI applications
Seamless integration with Microsoft ecosystem and enterprise tools
Strong hybrid and multi-cloud support with Azure Arc
Industry-leading security features and compliance certifications
Extensive worldwide network of data centers and edge locations
Vertically integrated power sourcing across wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, natural gas, and carbon capture
Machines are deployed quickly when they are launched
Persistent and shared disks, object storage, and a container registry for AI datasets
Provides instances with NVIDIA SXM GPU interconnects
99.5% uptime commitment backed by 24/7 enterprise-grade support
LLM inference with up to 9.9x faster time-to-first-token and 5x higher throughput versus vLLM
GPU-enabled VMs for various workloads
Managed Kubernetes service with GPU support
End-to-end ML platform with GPU acceleration
High-performance GPU instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs
General-purpose and storage-optimized CPU instances for data processing
Fully managed LLM inference spanning serverless, self-serve dedicated, and tailored deployments
Pay for compute capacity by the second, with no long-term commitments or upfront payments
Significant cost reduction versus pay-as-you-go rates in exchange for a one-year or three-year term; suited to stable, predictable workloads
Unused Azure compute capacity at deep discounts for interruptible workloads
Cost savings for existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses
Save money across select compute services globally by committing to spend a fixed hourly amount for 1 or 3 years
Pay by the hour for maximum agility and unthrottled compute
Use spare capacity at significant discounts compared to on-demand pricing
Lock in guaranteed resources at lowest rates with custom commitments
Flexible pricing for LLM inference based on token usage
Guaranteed inference capacity with AI Model Units, priced lower for longer commitments
Hourly per-GPU pricing for self-serve dedicated endpoints, with monthly and volume rates via sales
Per-token pricing tiered by the parameter count of the base model being tuned
Sign up for Azure and get started with free credits
Configure your subscription, resource groups, and access controls
Select from VMs, containers, or serverless based on your needs
Launch your first GPU-enabled instance or AI service
Sign up for Crusoe Cloud services through their website
Choose from available GPU types including L40S, A100, H100, H200, B200, GB200, and AMD options
Set up persistent storage options for your workloads
Deploy via the console, or provision programmatically with the Crusoe CLI or Terraform
60+ regions worldwide with multiple availability zones
Basic, Developer, Standard, and Professional Direct support plans with 24/7 options. Extensive documentation and community resources.
Data centers sited near low-cost energy in the United States, including a large-scale campus in Abilene, Texas, plus European capacity in Iceland and Norway
Documentation, learning hub, and 24/7 enterprise-grade support with a 99.5% uptime commitment; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 certifications