Model provider cost

Host Llama 3.3 70B Instruct on Azure

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct needs 1x 80GB+ GPU, and Azure's current cheapest qualifying row is A100 PCIE at $3.67/hr.

1x 80GB+ GPU 70B params Premium flagship Llama Community License
All LLM costs All Azure GPUs
Cheapest on this provider
$3.67/hr
A100 PCIE
Monthly estimate
$2,681/mo
730 hours at the current median
VRAM baseline
80GB
1x 80GB+ GPU
Qualifying rows
5
Updated Jul 9, 2026
Live hosting options

Azure rows that can host Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

The cheapest tracked way to host Llama 3.3 70B Instruct on Azure is A100 PCIE at $3.67/hr. The overall tracked market floor is $1.05/hr on Vast.ai, so Azure is $2.63/hr above the current floor.

Price source Azure Retail Prices API Published list pricing; private discounts and capacity terms are not reflected.
Methodology Freshness
GPU VRAM Per GPU Estimated hourly Estimated monthly Offers Updated
A100 PCIE 80GB $3.67/hr $3.67/hr $2,681/mo 9 Jul 9, 2026
Azure Retail Prices API 9 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
A100 SXM4 80GB $4.10/hr $4.10/hr $2,990/mo 8 Jul 9, 2026
Azure Retail Prices API 8 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
H100 NVL 94GB $6.98/hr $6.98/hr $5,095/mo 6 Jul 9, 2026
Azure Retail Prices API 6 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
H200 141GB $10.60/hr $10.60/hr $7,738/mo 1 Jul 9, 2026
Azure Retail Prices API 1 offer · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
H100 SXM 80GB $12.29/hr $12.29/hr $8,972/mo 13 Jul 9, 2026
Azure Retail Prices API 13 offers · Jul 9, 2026 global aggregate
Model fit

Why this setup does or does not fit

VRAM floor

1x 80GB+ GPU

1x 80GB GPU minimum; 2x 80GB for more context and batching. Long prompts, batching, and KV cache can require extra headroom.

Model quality

Premium flagship

Among the strongest general open-weight assistants here, but cost and serving complexity rise sharply.

Operational note

Meta 70B

Usually where self-hosting starts to resemble a real production serving stack.

FAQ

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct on Azure FAQ

Can I host Llama 3.3 70B Instruct on Azure?

The cheapest tracked way to host Llama 3.3 70B Instruct on Azure is A100 PCIE at $3.67/hr.

What GPU memory does Llama 3.3 70B Instruct need?

Our baseline for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 1x 80GB+ GPU. The practical recommendation is 1x 80GB GPU minimum; 2x 80GB for more context and batching.

Is Azure the cheapest provider for Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

The overall tracked market floor is $1.05/hr on Vast.ai, so Azure is $2.63/hr above the current floor.

How fresh is this Azure Llama 3.3 70B Instruct cost page?

This page recalculates from the latest tracked on-demand rows. The freshest qualifying Azure row shown here is from Jul 9, 2026.

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