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Azure GPU VM retail prices

6 GPU types ranked by normalized retail price per GPU.
Azure NC24ads A100 v4 is out in front at $3.673 / GPU-hr.

6 GPU typeschecked Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCdailyhow we measure this →CSV / JSON

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Azure NC24ads A100 v4

$3.673 / GPU-hrnormalized retail price per GPU

Dearest published row
$12.290 / GPU-hr
Middle of the board
$6.98
Highest $12.290 / GPU-hrMiddle $6.98
1. Azure NC24ads A100 v4 — $3.673 / GPU-hr2. Azure ND96amsr A100 v4 — $4.096 / GPU-hr3. Azure NC40ads H100 v5 — $6.980 / GPU-hr4. Azure NC80adis H100 v5 — $6.980 / GPU-hr5. Azure ND96isr H200 v5 — $10.600 / GPU-hr6. Azure ND96isr H100 v5 — $12.290 / GPU-hr
Rank 1one bar per published rowRank 6
WHY THIS RANK / VERIFIED SNAPSHOT

Azure NC40ads H100 v5

Ranks a fixed Azure GPU VM cohort by comparable public Linux on-demand retail price per physical GPU.

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Published rank
#3
Score
6.98 USD/GPU hour
Sample size
5

100% confidence · 100% component coverage · as of Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

SCORE CONSTRUCTION

Component ledger

5/5 evidenced

All components available · 1 evidence record each

Components contributing to Azure NC40ads H100 v5's rank
ComponentValueWeightContribution
azure GPU count10%—
azure GPU memory bandwidth tb s3.90%—
azure GPU memory per device GB940%—
azure GPU normalized retail price USD hour6.98100%6.98
azure GPU vm retail price USD hour6.980%—
WHY IT MOVED

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PRIMARY EVIDENCE

Source trail

5 public records
  • Physical GPU countazure GPU count · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC1 GPUs100% confidence
    Source
    Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"skuId":"DZH318Z0F8W2/000C","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC40ads_H100_v5' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"8a40bb0e-b5a6-512e-b57c-b3cb7e4e0db4","endpoint":"https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices","apiVersion":"2023-01-01-preview","specificationUrl":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/h100/"}
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  • Memory bandwidth per GPUazure GPU memory bandwidth tb s · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC3.9 TB/s100% confidence
    Source
    Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"skuId":"DZH318Z0F8W2/000C","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC40ads_H100_v5' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"8a40bb0e-b5a6-512e-b57c-b3cb7e4e0db4","endpoint":"https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices","apiVersion":"2023-01-01-preview","specificationUrl":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/h100/"}
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  • Memory per GPUazure GPU memory per device GB · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC94 GB100% confidence
    Source
    Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"skuId":"DZH318Z0F8W2/000C","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC40ads_H100_v5' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"8a40bb0e-b5a6-512e-b57c-b3cb7e4e0db4","endpoint":"https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices","apiVersion":"2023-01-01-preview","specificationUrl":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/h100/"}
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  • Normalized retail price per GPUazure GPU normalized retail price USD hour · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC6.98 USD/GPU hour100% confidence
    Source
    Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"skuId":"DZH318Z0F8W2/000C","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC40ads_H100_v5' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"8a40bb0e-b5a6-512e-b57c-b3cb7e4e0db4","endpoint":"https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices","apiVersion":"2023-01-01-preview","specificationUrl":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/h100/"}
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  • VM retail priceazure GPU vm retail price USD hour · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC6.98 USD/hour100% confidence
    Source
    Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"skuId":"DZH318Z0F8W2/000C","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC40ads_H100_v5' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"8a40bb0e-b5a6-512e-b57c-b3cb7e4e0db4","endpoint":"https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices","apiVersion":"2023-01-01-preview","specificationUrl":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nc-family","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/h100/"}
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REPRODUCIBILITYAzure GPU VM retail-price methodology · v1-westus3-linux-gpu-v1-2026-07-26-2023-01-01-preview30 observations · 1 sources · passed quality
Snapshot
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Data hash
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Method hash
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