Azure A100-80GB Pricing Options
All available A100-80GB instance types on Azure, sorted by lowest hourly rate.
| Region | Instance | Type | Price/hr | GPUs | vCPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eastus | Standard_NC24ads_A100_v4 | Spot | $0.8213/hr Cheapest | 1× GPU | — | — |
| eastus | Standard_NC48ads_A100_v4 | Spot | $1.4690/hr | 1× GPU | — | — |
| eastus | Standard_NC96ads_A100_v4 | Spot | $3.2851/hr | 8× GPU | — | — |
| eastus | Standard_ND96amsr_A100_v4 | Spot | $6.5540/hr | 8× GPU | — | — |
| East US | ND A100 v4 (8x A100) | On-Demand | $32.7700/hr | 8× GPU | 96 vCPU | 1900 GB |
| eastus | Standard_ND96ams_A100_v4 | On-Demand | $32.7700/hr | 8× GPU | — | — |
About Azure A100-80GB Cloud Pricing
Microsoft Azure offers GPU compute through its ND and NC VM series, with strong integration into the Microsoft AI stack including Azure ML, OpenAI Service, and GitHub Codespaces.
Why Choose Azure for A100-80GB
- Native OpenAI API integration via Azure OpenAI Service
- InfiniBand interconnect on ND-series for distributed training
- Hybrid cloud support with Azure Arc
- Enterprise Active Directory and compliance integration
Best suited for: Organizations already invested in Microsoft ecosystem (Office 365, Teams, Azure AD) who want a unified cloud platform for AI workloads.
A100-80GB Technical Overview
The A100 80GB variant doubles the memory of the 40GB model, enabling fine-tuning of larger models without gradient checkpointing. MIG partitioning is available for running multiple smaller workloads on a single GPU.
Pricing Analysis
Azure's cheapest A100-80GB option starts at $0.8213/hr, which is 70% below the market average of $2.7818/hr. Azure offers both on-demand and spot pricing for A100-80GB. Spot instances can save 50–70% for interruptible workloads like batch processing and hyperparameter sweeps.
Note: Azure ND-series VMs with InfiniBand provide competitive multi-node training performance, though single-GPU pricing tends to track slightly above specialized clouds.
Market context: A100-80GB pricing has become very competitive as providers shift focus to H100/H200. It offers excellent value for workloads that need more VRAM than the 40GB variant but don't require Hopper performance.
Top Alternatives to Azure for A100-80GB
Side-by-side cost comparison vs the cheapest Azure A100-80GB rate ($0.8213/hr).
| Provider | Price/hr | Type | vs Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | $0.1250/hr | On-Demand | -85% cheaper vs Azure |
| Vast.ai | $0.2564/hr | Spot | -69% cheaper vs Azure |
| Shadeform | $0.9900/hr | On-Demand | +21% more vs Azure |
| RunPod | $1.0000/hr | On-Demand | +22% more vs Azure |
| Paperspace | $1.1500/hr | On-Demand | +40% more vs Azure |
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