The verdict
CoreWeave takes it, 3–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, CoreWeave takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose CoreWeave if…
- • You want CoreWeave's edge on the cheapest h100 and the cheapest a100
Choose Azure if…
- • You want Azure's edge on how many places it runs and how much you save by committing
Round by round
- Round 1The cheapest H100CoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
$6.16
per GPU, worked out from $49.24 an hour for an HGX H100 with eight GPUs
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Azure5/10$12.29
worked out from $98.32 an hour for a Standard_ND96isr_H100_v5 with eight H100s, East US
- $12.29, against $6.16
Source: cloudprice.net ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2The cheapest A100CoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
$2.06/hr
A100 40GB PCIe
- per GPU, worked out from $21.60 an hour for an eight-A100 instance
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Azure5/10$4.10
worked out from $32.77 an hour for a Standard_ND96amsr_A100_v4 with eight A100 80GB, East US
- $4.10, against $2.70
Source: cloudprice.net ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3What it costs to get your data outCoreWeave winsCoreWeave8/10
Free
data transfer between CoreWeave and the internet is listed as free
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Azure5/10First 100 GB a month free
outbound data transfer in every region, then charged
- First 100 GB a month free, against Free
Source: azure.microsoft.com ↗
CoreWeave wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How many places it runsAzure winsCoreWeave5/10
51 data centers
operated across North America and Europe, counted as data centers rather than regions
- 51 data centers, against 80+ regions
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Azure wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How much you save by committingAzure winsCoreWeave5/10
Up to 60% off
on-demand GPU instances, North America
- Up to 60% off, against Up to 72% off
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Azure wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6Whether you can rent cheaper spot GPUsTieCoreWeave7/10
Not stated
CoreWeave's pricing page lists spot prices only for CPU instances, not GPUs
- on-demand GPU instances, North America
Source: coreweave.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- per GPU, worked out from $21.60 an hour for an eight-A100 instance
- on-demand GPU instances, North America
- Azure regions
- $6.16, against $1.99
- $2.70, against $1.19
- $6.31, against $3.59
- $8.60, against $5.98
- $12.29, against $1.99
- $4.10, against $1.19
- First 100 GB a month free, against No egress fees
- 1.4 out of 5, against 3.8 out of 5