Announcing Runpod Flash

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Slash GPU costs by 74% when you switch from Azure.

Teams migrating from Azure to Runpod aren't just saving pennies—they're rescuing their budgets.

Trusted by top engineers at the world's leading AI companies.

Azure: The dinosaur in the age of AI

You wouldn't use a horse and buggy to win a Formula 1 race. So why use Azure for your AI workloads? It's a relic of the CPU era, lumbering in a world that demands GPU agility.

Azure isn't just inefficient for AI—it's holding you back. It's time to evolve.

Enterprise-only focus

Built for corporations, not friendly for startups or individuals.

Constant service changes

Frequent deprecations and updates break existing workflows.

Slow provisioning

GPU instances take forever to spin up when you need them.

Aggressive vendor lock-in

Proprietary services make it painful to migrate away.

Core Benefits

Introducing Runpod — leaner,
meaner, cheaper. The Azure killer.

Azure gives you GPUs. Runpod gives you the future of AI infrastructure—at a fraction of the cost.

Blink and it’s ready.

Our docker-native platform deploys in seconds, not centuries.

Rock-solid reliability.

99.9% uptime, 24/7 support, and enterprise-grade security.

Excellent value.

Runpod delivers performance and reliability at a price you’ll love.

Pricing

Pricing that’ll have your CFO grinning ear to ear.

Slash costs, not performance. With transparent, on-demand pricing, you pay only for what you use.

GPURunpodAzure
80GB
H100
$2.79/hr
$6.98/hr
80GB
A100
$1.19/hr
$3.67/hr
48GB
L40S
$0.79/hr
N/A
24GB
L4
$0.43/hr
$0.34/hr
16GB
V100
$0.19/hr
$3.06/hr

"Runpod has changed the way we ship because we no longer have to wonder if we have access to GPUs. We've saved probably 90% on our infrastructure bill, mainly because we can use bursty compute whenever we need it."

90%
cost reduction
200ms
cold start times
1hr
migration time

Comparison

More GPU models. Globally available. 24/7 support.

30+ GPU models at your fingertips. Whether you're fine-tuning or going full Skynet, we've got the silicon to match.

Feature
Runpod
Azure

Unique GPU models

32

6

Global regions

31

30

Free 24/7 support

Delightful developer experience

Network storage

Enterprise-grade machine reliability

Impact

Get more done for every dollar.

More throughput, faster scaling, and higher efficiency—with Runpod, every dollar works harder.

  • Runpod

    175,301 tokens

  • Azure

    67,559 tokens

  • GCP

    42,637 tokens

  • AWS

    38,370 tokens

>500 million

Serverless requests monthly

57%

Average reduction in setup time

Unlimited

Data processed with zero ingress/egress fees

Unlock the full potential of Runpod with a 15 min chat.

Schedule a 15-minute discovery call to see why leading AI teams are switching to Runpod for enhanced
performance and cost savings.

Build what’s next.

The most cost-effective platform for building, training, and scaling machine learning models—ready when you are.