What is the difference between Microsoft Azure and Impossible Cloud?

Microsoft Azure and Impossible Cloud 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 Impossible Cloud?

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 Impossible Cloud?

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 11 different GPU models across both Microsoft Azure and Impossible Cloud, with 0 models available from both providers.

Microsoft Azure vs Impossible Cloud

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

Microsoft Azure

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Impossible Cloud

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Microsoft Azure GPUs

Impossible Cloud GPUs

Direct Comparisons

Average Price Difference: $7.66/hour between comparable GPUs

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 11Both available: 2Microsoft Azure: 6Impossible Cloud: 7

Showing 11 of 11 GPUs

Last updated: 9/24/2026, 4:03:52 PM

GPU Model ↑	Microsoft Azure Price	Impossible Cloud Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$3.67/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $3.67/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$10.00/hr★ Best 72x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $10.00/hour 72x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
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: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.09/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.09/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureImpossible Cloud	$11.06/hr 8x GPU	$2.87/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$8.19(+285.4%)	Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $11.06/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $2.87/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$8.19(+285.4%) Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureImpossible Cloud	$10.60/hr 8x GPU	$3.48/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$7.12(+204.6%)	Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $10.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $3.48/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$7.12(+204.6%) Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
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: 9/24/2026 ★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: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API

A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure	$3.67/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Azure Retail Prices API
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $3.67/hour Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
B200 180GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.21/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
B200 180GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.21/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$10.00/hr★ Best 72x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
GB300 576GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $10.00/hour 72x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
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: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$2.09/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 PCIe 80GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $2.09/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureImpossible Cloud	$11.06/hr 8x GPU	$2.87/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$8.19(+285.4%)	Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $11.06/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $2.87/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$8.19(+285.4%) Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft AzureImpossible Cloud	$10.60/hr 8x GPU	$3.48/hr★ Best 8x GPU	↑+$7.12(+204.6%)	Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
H200 141GB VRAM • Microsoft Azure $10.60/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 Impossible Cloud $3.48/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Price Difference:↑+$7.12(+204.6%) Azure Retail Prices API Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$4.32/hr★ Best 8x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
HGX B300 288GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $4.32/hour 8x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Impossible Cloud	Not Available	$1.14/hr★ Best 2x GPU	—	Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
L40S 48GB VRAM • Not Available Impossible Cloud $1.14/hour 2x GPU configuration Updated: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Impossible Cloud GPU offers feed
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: 9/24/2026 ★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: 9/24/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Azure Retail Prices API

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 9Both available: 0Microsoft Azure: 9Impossible Cloud: 0

Showing 9 of 9 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 9/24/2026, 4:03:52 PM

Model ↑	Microsoft Azure	Impossible Cloud	Input Diff ↕
GPT-4.1 OpenAI	$2.00 in $8.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-4o OpenAI	$2.50 in $10.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-4o mini OpenAI	$0.150 in $0.600 out	Not available	—
GPT-5.4 OpenAI	$2.50 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-5.5 OpenAI	$5.00 in $30.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-5.6 Sol OpenAI	$4.00 in $20.00 out	Not available	—
GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	$10.00 in $50.00 out	Not available	—
o3 OpenAI	$2.00 in $8.00 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

Impossible Cloud

Bare Metal GPU Clusters
Dedicated NVIDIA systems without virtualization, from 2-GPU PCIe servers to 8-GPU SXM nodes and GB300 NVL72 racks, with InfiniBand or RoCE interconnect on larger clusters.
Published Term Pricing
Each listed cluster shows a per-GPU-hour rate for every available contract term, from one month to 60 months, along with region, node count and availability date.
Public Pricing Feed
The GPU offer list is published as an unauthenticated JSON feed, regenerated daily.
S3-Compatible Object Storage
Object storage compatible with the AWS S3 API, with no egress or API-call fees and no minimum storage duration.
Managed Inference
OpenAI-compatible inference endpoints for open-weight models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, gpt-oss, Nemotron), billed per million tokens; currently in early access.
Compliance
Headquartered in Germany with ISO 27001 certification and GDPR-aligned data handling in European data centers.

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

Impossible Cloud

Advantages

Per-GPU-hour rates published for every listed cluster and contract term
GPU compute and S3 object storage from one provider, so data and compute can sit in the same region
Dedicated bare metal hardware without virtualization
German headquarters and European data residency options

Considerations

No on-demand hourly rate; all GPU capacity is sold on committed terms
Many listed clusters have a future availability date rather than immediate capacity
Some listings show region, configuration or node count only on request

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

Impossible Cloud

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

Impossible Cloud

Committed GPU Terms

Per-GPU-hour rates for contract terms from one month to 60 months; longer terms carry lower rates.

Storage Pay-as-you-go

Object storage billed per TB per month with no egress or API-call fees.

Storage Reserved Capacity

Discounted per-TB storage pricing for 1, 3 and 5 year capacity commitments, sold through partners.

Per-Token Inference

Managed inference billed per million tokens, with rates provided on request during early access.

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

Impossible Cloud

Get Started

1
Browse Available Clusters
Filter the bare metal GPU listings by GPU model, region and contract term.
2
Request a Quote
Request a listed cluster or a custom configuration; quotes are sent by email.
3
Agree Term and Deployment
Confirm the contract term, region and start date for the cluster.
4
Manage in the Console
Use the Impossible Cloud management console for GPU servers and storage.

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.

Impossible Cloud

Global Regions

GPU clusters listed in EU, US and APAC regions; object storage in European and US data centers

Support

Customer support portal, knowledge base and documentation; regional consultants for quotes and deployment.