Azure training GPU prices
Training budgets are dominated by 80GB+ accelerators, provider stability, and whether newer H100/H200/B200/MI300X rows justify their premium over A100. The cheapest tracked Azure row in this slice is A100 PCIE at $3.67/hr.
Current Azure rows for training
Azure has 4 qualifying GPU models across 4 current price rows for this workload. The overall tracked market floor is $1.00/hr on Vast.ai A100 PCIE, making Azure $2.67/hr above that floor.
| GPU | VRAM | Type | Median hourly | Monthly | Offers | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A100 PCIE
Mid-Range
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80GB HBM2e | on-demand | $3.67/hr | $2,681/mo | 9 | Jun 21, 2026 |
|
A100 SXM4
High Performance
|
80GB HBM2e | on-demand | $4.10/hr | $2,990/mo | 3 | Jun 21, 2026 |
|
H100 NVL
High Performance
|
94GB HBM3 | on-demand | $6.98/hr | $5,095/mo | 6 | Jun 21, 2026 |
|
H100 SXM
Flagship
|
80GB HBM3 | on-demand | $12.29/hr | $8,972/mo | 6 | Jun 21, 2026 |
Azure training pricing overview
This page narrows Azure's GPU catalog to the rows most likely to matter for training. It is built for buyers who already know the provider they are evaluating and need a workload-specific price shortlist.
Model training, larger fine-tunes, eval farms, and teams comparing H100/A100/H200/B200/MI300X family economics. Use the table below to move from the cheapest visible row into adjacent provider/GPU pages, broader guides, and market-floor comparisons.
Cheapest Azure row for training
Azure currently starts at $3.67/hr for training with A100 PCIE on on-demand pricing. The overall tracked market floor is $1.00/hr on Vast.ai A100 PCIE, making Azure $2.67/hr above that floor.
How this workload slice is computed
We filter the live compare payload to on-demand rows with at least 80GB of VRAM, then sort qualifying Azure rows by current median hourly price.
Azure training pricing FAQ
What is the cheapest Azure option for training?
Azure currently starts at $3.67/hr for training with A100 PCIE on on-demand pricing.
Is Azure cheapest for training?
The overall tracked market floor is $1.00/hr on Vast.ai A100 PCIE, making Azure $2.67/hr above that floor.
What GPUs count toward this training page?
This page filters to 80GB+ GPUs in the H100 SXM, H100 NVL, H100 PCIE, H200, H200 NVL, and more set and uses on-demand pricing.
How fresh is this Azure training page?
The rows are recalculated from the latest stored provider snapshot. The freshest qualifying row visible here is from Jun 21, 2026.
Next searches after Azure training
These links move sideways into the full provider catalog, workload guide, market floor, and adjacent provider workload pages.