Azure GPU VM retail prices

All 6 GPU types by normalized retail price per GPU

Azure NC24ads A100 v4 is lowest at $3.673 / GPU-hr; the middle of the board sits at $6.98.

Highest published row: $12.290 / GPU-hr
Middle of the board: $6.98

Rank, name and normalized retail price per GPUMiddle $6.98

1Azure NC24ads A100 v4$3.673 / GPU-hr
2Azure ND96amsr A100 v4$4.096 / GPU-hr
3Azure NC40ads H100 v5$6.980 / GPU-hr
4Azure NC80adis H100 v5$6.980 / GPU-hr
5Azure ND96isr H200 v5$10.600 / GPU-hr
6Azure ND96isr H100 v5$12.290 / GPU-hr

azure gpu: 8 on 3 of 6 rows · azure gpu memory per device gb: 80 on 3 of 6 rows · 5 checks behind each row.

Azure GPU VM retail prices current rankings
Rank	Name	Normalized retail price per GPU	Azure GPU memory bandwidth tb s	Azure GPU VM retail price usd hour	Why
01	Azure NC24ads A100 v4	$3.673 / GPU-hr	1.9	$3.67	Showing
02	Azure ND96amsr A100 v4	$4.096 / GPU-hr	2	$32.77	This rank
03	Azure NC40ads H100 v5	$6.980 / GPU-hr	3.9	$6.98	This rank
04	Azure NC80adis H100 v5	$6.980 / GPU-hr	3.9	$13.96	This rank
05	Azure ND96isr H200 v5	$10.600 / GPU-hr	4.8	$84.8	This rank
06	Azure ND96isr H100 v5	$12.290 / GPU-hr	3.4	$98.32	This rank

Some explanation inputs are unavailable. Not published: comparable prior ranking.

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

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Rank on this board

3.673 USD/GPU hour

Score

5

Inputs behind the score

100% confidence · 1 of 1 components evidenced

What the score is built from

1 of 1 evidenced

Every component evidenced · 1 evidence record each

Components of Azure NC24ads A100 v4's score
Component	Value	Contribution
Azure GPU normalized retail price usd hour	3.673	3.673

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No change in rank

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Where each number comes from

5 public records

Physical GPU countAzure GPU · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC1 GPUs100% confidence
Source
Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
Grade
A
Freshness
fresh
Locator
{"skuId":"DZH318Z09TGJ/001K","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC24ads_A100_v4' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"02e920ad-0b32-5221-84d0-99b6e54c215d","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/nca100v4-series","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/"}
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Memory bandwidth per GPUAzure GPU memory bandwidth tb s · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC1.935 TB/s100% confidence
Source
Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
Grade
A
Freshness
fresh
Locator
{"skuId":"DZH318Z09TGJ/001K","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC24ads_A100_v4' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"02e920ad-0b32-5221-84d0-99b6e54c215d","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/nca100v4-series","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/"}
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Memory per GPUAzure GPU memory per device gb · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC80 GB100% confidence
Source
Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
Grade
A
Freshness
fresh
Locator
{"skuId":"DZH318Z09TGJ/001K","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC24ads_A100_v4' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"02e920ad-0b32-5221-84d0-99b6e54c215d","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/nca100v4-series","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/"}
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Normalized retail price per GPUAzure GPU normalized retail price usd hour · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC3.673 USD/GPU hour100% confidence
Source
Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
Grade
A
Freshness
fresh
Locator
{"skuId":"DZH318Z09TGJ/001K","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC24ads_A100_v4' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"02e920ad-0b32-5221-84d0-99b6e54c215d","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/nca100v4-series","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/"}
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VM retail priceAzure GPU VM retail price usd hour · observed Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC3.673 USD/hour100% confidence
Source
Microsoft Azure Retail Prices API
Grade
A
Freshness
fresh
Locator
{"skuId":"DZH318Z09TGJ/001K","filter":"armRegionName eq 'westus3' and armSkuName eq 'Standard_NC24ads_A100_v4' and priceType eq 'Consumption'","meterId":"02e920ad-0b32-5221-84d0-99b6e54c215d","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/nca100v4-series","acceleratorSpecificationUrl":"https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/"}
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