What's good about...
Microsoft Azure
- 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
Replicate
- Run AI/ML models without worrying about infrastructure and scaling
- Excellent web UI to explore and try out models without code
- Train and deploy custom models using Cog
Price comparison
How do Microsoft Azure's prices compare against Replicate?
| Example configuration |
Microsoft Azure
|
Replicate
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $7.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B1s) | -- |
| VM Medium | $137.52 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (A4v2) | -- |
| VM Large | $288.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (A8v2) | -- |
| Block Storage | $9.60 / mo 128 GiB | -- |
| Object Storage | $21.50 / mo 1 TB | -- |
| Load Balancer | $23.25 / mo Standard | -- |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | -- |
| Managed Redis®* | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | -- |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $78.30 | -- |
Azure offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC4as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 28GB | $0.53 |
| NC8as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 8 | 56GB | $0.75 |
| NC6 | 1x K80 | 12GB | 6 | 56GB | $0.90 |
| NV6 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 6 | 56GB | $1.14 |
| NV12s v3 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.14 |
| NC16as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 16 | 110GB | $1.20 |
| NC12 | 2x K80 | 24GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.80 |
| NC6s v2 | 1x P100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
| ND6s | 1x P40 | 24GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 |
| NV12 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 12 | 112GB | $2.28 |
| NV24s v3 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 24 | 224GB | $2.28 |
| NC6s v3 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $3.06 |
| NC24 | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.60 |
| NC24r | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.96 |
| NC12s v2 | 2x P100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
| ND12s | 2x P40 | 48GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 |
| NC64as T4 v3 | 4x T4 | 64GB | 64 | 440GB | $4.35 |
| NV48s v3 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 48 | 448GB | $4.56 |
| NV24 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 24 | 224GB | $4.56 |
| NC12s v3 | 2x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $6.12 |
| ND24s | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
| NC24s v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 |
| ND24rs | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
| NC24rs v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 |
| NC24s v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $12.24 |
| NC24rs v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $13.46 |
| ND40rs v2 | 8x V100 | 256GB | 40 | 672GB | $22.03 |
| ND96asr A100 v4 | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 900GB | $27.20 |
Replicate uses a metered billing model. You only pay as long as your code is running, billed by the second based on the hardware selected.
Replicate offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia T4 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 16GB | $0.81 |
| Nvidia A40 (Small) | 1x A40 | 48GB | 4 | 16GB | $2.07 |
| Nvidia A40 (Large) | 1x A40 | 48GB | 10 | 72GB | $2.61 |
| Nvidia A100 (40GB) | 1x A100 | 40GB | 10 | 72GB | $4.14 |
| Nvidia A100 (80GB) | 1x A100 | 80GB | 10 | 144GB | $5.04 |
| 2x Nvidia A40 (Large) | 2x A40 | 96GB | 20 | 144GB | $5.22 |
| 2x Nvidia A100 (40GB) | 2x A100 | 80GB | 20 | 144GB | $8.28 |
| 2x Nvidia A100 (80GB) | 2x A100 | 160GB | 20 | 288GB | $10.08 |
| 4x Nvidia A40 (Large) | 4x A40 | 192GB | 40 | 288GB | $10.44 |
| 4x Nvidia A100 (40GB) | 4x A100 | 160GB | 40 | 288GB | $16.56 |
| 4x Nvidia A100 (80GB) | 4x A100 | 320GB | 40 | 576GB | $20.16 |
| 8x Nvidia A40 (Large) | 8x A40 | 384GB | 48 | 680GB | $20.88 |
| 8x Nvidia A100 (80GB) | 8x A100 | 640GB | 80 | 960GB | $40.32 |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Microsoft Azure and Replicate offer:
| Service |
Microsoft Azure
|
Replicate
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
| Container Registry | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | -- | |
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
| Managed MySQL | -- | |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
| Serverless Functions | -- | |
| Static Sites | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
|
Microsoft Azure
|
Replicate
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com | replicate.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 | 2019 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 | -- |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro |
|
Microsoft Azure
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
|
Replicate
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | replicate.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Data Center Locations | -- |
| Example Customers | BuzzFeed, PhotoAI, Magnific, Unsplash, HeadshotPro |
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Our data for Microsoft Azure was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Replicate on July 24, 2024.