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Azure vs TheAI Cloud

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What's good about...

Microsoft Azure logo 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

TheAI Cloud logo TheAI Cloud

  • Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
  • Per-minute billing, no minimum order
  • Reserved terms of 1-12 months
  • NVLink 5 and InfiniBand for multi-node training

Price comparison

How do Azure's prices compare against TheAI Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$86.87 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Microsoft Azure Azure
$173.74 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$8.10 / mo 100 GB
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$21.50 / mo 1 TB
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$23.25 / mo Standard
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Free egress allowance

Microsoft Azure Azure
100 GB / mo
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Microsoft Azure Azure
$87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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TheAI Cloud logo TheAI Cloud Pricing Details

TheAI Cloud offers two billing models:

  • Pay-as-you-go: billed per minute against a prepaid balance, with no minimum order. Opens with capacity in Q4 2026.
  • Reserved: terms of 1-12 months, with longer commitments priced lower. 30% prepayment required.
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GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Microsoft Azure Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)Custom
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
On-DemandReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Azure offers 10 GPU models, while TheAI Cloud offers 1.

Microsoft Azure Azure
H100(16) A100(20) H200(2) RTX PRO 6000(40) V100(6) A10(12) MI300X(2) T4(16) GB200(2) MI455X(1)
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
B300(5)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Azure and TheAI Cloud offer:

Service Azure TheAI Cloud
Analytics
App Testing
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Realtime Databases
Remote Config
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Microsoft Azure Azure
azure.microsoft.com
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
cloud.theai.com
Headquarters
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
United Arab Emirates
Founded
Microsoft Azure Azure
2008
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Data Center Locations
Microsoft Azure Azure
66
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Example Customers
Microsoft Azure Azure
General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA
TheAI Cloud TheAI Cloud
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Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Azure was last updated on Aug. 23, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Aug. 23, 2026.

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