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.
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.
GPU
RunPod
Azure
80GB
H100
$2.39/hr
$6.98/hr
80GB
A100
$1.19/hr
$3.67/hr
48GB
L40S
$0.79/hr
NA
24GB
L4
$0.43/hr
$0.34/hr
16GB
V100
$0.23/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
Unique GPU models
32
6
Global regions
31
30
Global regions
31
30
Free 24/7 support
Free 24/7 support
Delightful developer experience
Delightful developer experience
Network storage
Network storage
Enterprise-grade machine reliability
Enterprise-grade machine reliability
Impact
Get more done for every dollar.
More throughput, faster scaling, and higher efficiency—with Runpod, every dollar works harder.
>500 million
Serverless requests monthly
57%
Average reduction in setup time
Unlimited
Data processed with zero ingress/egress fees
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