Lambda Labs
vs
Azure
What's good about each
- Offers high-performance GPUs such as the Nvidia H100, H200, and GH200
- Easy to use dashboard and competitive prices
- Private cloud available (isolated, physical access)
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Lambda Labs | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $86.87 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $173.74 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB @ $0.20/GB/mo | $8.10 /mo 100 GB | 2.5x more expensive on Lambda Labs |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $21.50 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $131.89 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $23.25 /mo Standard | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $29.80 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB / mo | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $87.00 /TB $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America) |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Lambda Labs offers 8 GPU models, while Azure offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lambda Labs | Azure | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs · 20 configs
|
$3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.1x more expensive on Azure |
|
A100
6 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Lambda Labs |
|
V100
2 configs · 6 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $1.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on Lambda Labs |
|
A10
1 config · 12 configs
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.5x more expensive on Azure |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$6.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
RTX A6000
3 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
$2.29 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Lambda Labs only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $6.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
40 configs
|
-- | $1.02 /GPU/hr Spot | Azure only |
|
GB200
4 configs
|
-- | $11.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Azure only |
Lambda Labs bills on-demand; Azure bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Lambda Labs | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 15 | 66 |
| Example customers | Intuitive, Writer, Sony, Samsung, Pika | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
| Website | lambda.ai | azure.microsoft.com |
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Our data for Lambda Labs was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Azure on Sept. 11, 2026.